CHRONICLE  OF  THE  YERKES  FAMILY 

WITH  NOTES  ON 
THE  LEECH  AND  RUTTER  FAMILIES 


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BY 

JOSIAH  GRANVILLE  LEACH,  LL.B. 

AUTHOR  OF  "  MEMORANDA  RELATING  TO  THE  ANCESTRY  AND  FAMILY  OF  HONORABLE  LEVI  P. 
MORTON,"  "MEMORIALS  OF  THE  READING,  HOWELL,  YERKES,  WATTS,  LATHAM,  AND  ELKINS 
FAMILIES,"  "GENEALOGY  OF  HARRY  ALDEN  RICHARDSON,"  "HISTORY  OF  THE  BRINGHURST 
FAMILY,  WITH  NOTES  ON  THE  CLARKSON,  DE  PEYSTER,  AND  BOUDE  FAMILIES,"  "HISTORY  OF 
THE  CIRARD  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  PHILADELPHIA,"  AND  "HISTORY  OF  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY," 
ALSO  EDITOR  OF   "THE  JOURNAL  OP  THE   REVEREND  SILAS  CONSTANT" 


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BY  J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  COMPANY,  PHILADELPHIA 
MDCCCCIV 


Copyright,  1904 


BY 


J.  Granville  Leach 


THE  PUBLICATION  OF 
THIS  VOLUME 
IS  DUE  TO  THE  MAGNANIMITY 
OF 

CHARLES  TYSON  YERKES,  Esq" 

OF  NEW  YORK 
AND  TO  HIM  THE  WORK 
IS  RESPECTFULLY  INSCRIBED  BY 
THE  AUTHOR 


FOREWORD 


HIS  CHRONICLE  had  its  inception  in  1848,  when  the 
late  Mr.  John  Keith  Yerkes,  of  Fox  Chase,  Philadelphia, 
conceived  the  idea  of  compiling  a  genealogy  of  the  Yerkes 
family  of  Pennsylvania.  From  that  time  until  his  death 
he  gave  many  of  his  leisure  hours  to  collecting  family 
records,  which,  after  his  death,  passed  into  the  possession 


of  Judge  Harman  Yerkes,  of  Bucks  County,  who  made  material  additions 
thereto.  Early  in  1903,  Judge  Yerkes  placed  the  combined  collections  in  the 
hands  of  the  writer,  who  immediately  entered  upon  the  work  of  completing 
the  family  history,  and  bringing  it  into  its  present  form. 

The  reader  of  the  Chronicle  will  find  that  the  Yerkes  family,  as  a 
whole,  has  been  strongly  attached  to  rural  life.  During  the  Eighteenth  Century 
but  two  of  the  name  abandoned  the  country  for  the  city,  and  one  of  these 
eventually  retired  to  his  rural  seat,  and  there  passed  his  declining  years.  It 
is  also  worthy  of  note  that  the  business  activities  of  the  family  have  been 
chiefly  exerted  in  the  line  of  agriculture,  which  has  justly  been  placed  at  the 
head  of  the  sciences,  and  which,  as  Washington  wrote,  "  is  the  most  health- 
ful, most  useful,  and  most  noble  employment  of  man."  For  more  than  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  years,  the  men  of  the  family,  with  few  exceptions, 
engaged  in  farming,  and  each  was  the  owner  of  the  plantation  he  cultivated, 
which  was  usually  one  of  large  dimensions. 

The  plantations  of  the  early  Yerkeses  were  located  among  the  fertile 
hills  of  the  Manor  of  Moreland  and  along  that  beautiful  stream,  the  Penny- 
pack,  and  amidst  these  surroundings  there  was  bred  a  race  of  sturdy  yeo- 


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men,  who  gave  strength  to  the  State  and  added  substantially  to  its  solid 
wealth. 

The  Yerkes  family,  as  the  reader  will  discover,  has  been  notedly  a  reli- 
gious one.  The  earlier  generations  were  almost  universally  of  the  Baptist  faith, 
which  affiliation  was  clearly  the  outgrowth  of  the  marriage  of  the  emigrant 
ancestor,  Anthony  Yerkes,  with  the  widow  of  the  Reverend  John  Watts, 
Pastor  of  the  Pennepek  Baptist  Church,  and  of  that  of  his  son,  Herman  Yerkes, 
with  a  daughter  of  this  esteemed  divine.  In  the  later  generations,  while  this 
faith  has  predominated,  the  family  has  embraced  within  its  folds  many  repre- 
sentatives in  the  leading  bodies  of  the  Christian  Church. 

J.  G.  L. 


Philadelphia,  March,  1904. 


CONTENTS 


The  Yerkes  Family 


First  Generation   i 

Second  Generation   9 

Third  Generation   13 

Fourth  Generation   27 

Fifth  Generation   51 

Sixth  Generation   97 

Seventh  Generation   169 

Notes  on  the  Leech  Family   205 

Notes  on  the  Rutter  Family   225 

Index  of  Names   233 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


PAGE 

Italian  Garden  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes   Frontispiece. 

Site  of  the  home  of  Anthony  Yerkes    4 

Residence  of  Anthony  Yerkes    10 

The  Pennypack  Creek  (View  No.  i)    14 

Bridge  over  the  Pennypack  Creek    20 

Gravestone  of  Elias  Yerkes'    24 

Southampton  Baptist  Church    28 

Abington  Presbyterian  Church    34 

Residence  of  Harman  Yerkes*    40 

Residence  of  Daniel  Yerkes    42 

Gravestone  of  Titus  Yerkes    48 

Abington  (Friends)  Meeting-House    54 

Residence  of  Silas  Yerkes'  (son  of  Harmon)    58 

Portrait  of  Silas  Yerkes"  (son  of  Silas)    60 

Portrait  of  Mrs.  Mary  (Leech)  Yerkes    60 

Portrait  of  Reverend  Stephen  Yerkes    66 

Silhouette  of  Reverend  Thomas  B.  Montanye    70 

Portrait  of  William  Yerkes'  (son  of  Joseph)    80 

Residence  of  Titus  Yerkes*    94 

The  Pennypack  Creek  (Vxew^  No.  2)    104 

Portrait  of  John  Keith  Yerkes    114 

Portrait  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes"    120 

Certificate  of  Birth  and  Baptism  of  George  Link   122 

Portrait  of  Rear-Admiral  McNair    126 

Portrait  of  Honorable  John  Watson  Yerkes    130 

Portrait  of  Dr.  Harman  Yerkes    132 

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LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


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Portrait  of  Honorable  Harman  Yerkes    134 

Residence  of  Honorable  Harman  Yerkes    134 

Portrait  of  Reverend  David  John  Yerkes,  D.D   136 

Portrait  of  Honorable  William  Harman  Yerkes    138 

Portraits  of  Charles,  George,  Harrison,  Silas  Allen,  Joseph  Dennis,  William 

Purdy,  and  Robert  Yerkes    148 

Residence  of  Robert  Yerkes    150 

Portrait  of  Colonel  Krewson  Yerkes    170 

Portrait  of  Royden  Keith  Yerkes    186 

Portrait  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes,  of  New  York    190 

Residence  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes    192 

Entrance  hall  of  residence  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes    194 

View  of  portion  of  Art  Gallery  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes    194 

Parish  Church  at  Cheltenham,  England    204 

Gravestone  of  Toby  and  Esther  Leech    208 

Residence  of  Toby  Leech    212 

Trinity  Church,  Oxford,  Philadelphia    218 

Sampler  of  Mary  Leech,  wife  of  Silas  Yerkes    220 

Marriage  Certificate  of  Silas  Yerkes  and  Mary  Leech    222 

Clock  of  Silas  and  Mary  (Leech)  Yerkes,  with  portions  of  their  tea-service  ...  224 
Chart  of  the  Ancestry  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes,  of  New  York   232 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE  YERKES  FAMILY 


NTHONY  YERKES^  the  founder  of 
the  Yerkes  family  in  Pennsylvania,  came 
to  that  Province  about  1700,  or  possibly  a 
few  years  prior  to  that  date.  The  earliest 
record  of  him  in  the  Province  is  under 
date  of  II  September,  1702,  on  which  day 
he  served  as  a  juryman  in  a  cause  heard 
before  the  Court  of  Record  at  Germantown,  Philadelphia. 
Is  it  likely  that  he  would  have  been  selected  for  this  service 
had  he  not  been  a  resident  there  for  at  least  a  few  years? 

The  place  of  nativity  of  Anthony  Yerkes  remains  a 
matter  of  conjecture.  It  has  been  assumed  by  others  that 
he  was  a  German,  but  the  writer  has  found  no  evidence  to 
establish  such  assumption.  It  is  possible,  however,  that  he 
came  to  Pennsylvania  from  Germany,  and  was  a  resident  of 
the  latter  country  at  the  time  of  his  emigration.  But,  where- 
soever the  place  of  his  birth,  there  are  some  items  of  circum- 
stantial evidence  which  tend  to  indicate  that  he  was  of  Hol- 
land descent.  This  evidence  is  found  in  the  facts  that 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Low  Dutch  Reformed  Church 
organized  in  1710  in  Whitemarsh  Township,  Philadel- 
phia (now  Montgomery)  County;  that  most  of  his  fellow 


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church-members  *  were  of  Dutch  birth  or  of  Dutch  descent ;  and  that  another 
of  his  surname,  undoubtedly  a  Hollander,  earlier  emigrated  to  New  York,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Dutch  Church  in  that  city. 

Conjectural  as  may  be  the  place  of  birth  of  Anthony  Yerkes  and  the 
nationality  of  his  immediate  ancestors,  the  author  is  strongly  of  the  opinion 
that  the  family  is  of  Norman  extraction,  and  that  it  acquired  its  surname  from 
the  town  of  Jurquez,  in  France,  which  town  is  mentioned  in  the  Norman  Rolls 
as  early  as  a.d.  1417.! 

The  varying  orthography  of  the  name  affords  an  interesting  etymological 
study.  In  Pennsylvania  the  variations  have  been :  Gerkes,  Gerckes,  Jerghes, 
Jerghjes,  Yercas,  Yerkhas,Yerkas,  Yerkiss,  Yerkus,  and  Yerkes.  The  Yerkeses 
themselves,  however,  have  almost  universally  written  it  Yerkes,  the  variance 
from  this  form  being  chiefly  in  old  records  and  documents  written  by  others 
than  the  family.  In  New  York  the  spelling  has  been :  Jurcx,  Jurckes,  Jurck- 
sen,  Jurckzen,  Yerks,  Yercks,  and  Yerkes,  the  latter  being  the  form  of  spelling 
now  in  general  use  there.  In  Holland  the  name  would  appear  to  have  been 
Yerscke,  and  the  family  there  located  in  the  province  of  Zealand,  where  it  bore 
for  arms  Party  per  fess  in  chief  gu.  a  fess  wavy  arg.  in  base  ermine. 

Upon  coming  to  America,  Anthony  Yerkes  settled  at  Germantown,  the 
fair  name  of  which  place  had  no  doubt  come  to  his  attention  before  he  departed 
from  his  home  in  the  old  world  to  establish  one  in  the  new.  On  his  arrival 
he  probably  found  some  old  acquaintances,  and  possibly  some  kinsfolk.  Among 
the  early  settlers  of  the  town  was  one  David  Scherkes,  the  sheriff  of  the  muni- 
cipality in  1692.  It  has  been  suggested  that  "  Scherkes"  was  another  of  the 
variations  in  the  spelling  of  the  surname  Yerkes,  and  that  David  Scherkes  was 
a  kinsman  of  Anthony. 

When  Anthony  Yerkes  settled  in  Germantown,  the  inhabitants  of  that 
place  were  enjoying  the  privileges  of  a  borough  government,  organized  in 
1691,  under  the  title  and  name  of  "  the  Bailiffe,  Burgesses,  and  Commonalty 
of  Germantown,"  by  virtue  of  the  charter  granted  in  1689  by  William  Penn. 
This  charter  gave  the  corporation  large  powers,  but  only  those  named  in  it, 
together  with  those  who  were  from  time  to  time  admitted  into  membership 
by  the  General  Court,  were  entitled  to  participate  in  the  affairs  of  government. 
The  first  General  Court  held  was  presided  over  by  the  eminent  Francis  Daniel 
Pastorius,  the  first  Bailiff,  and  at  its  early  sittings  the  incorporators  enacted 
numerous  laws  and  ordinances  for  the  regulation  of  the  civil  affairs  of  the 
corporation,  among  which  was  the  following : 

"  Each  and  every  one  who  shall  hereafter  wish  to  buy  or  rent  land  in 

•  Our  Ancestors,  i.  41. 

t  Rotuli  Normanniae,  i.  343.    (London,  1835.) 
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the  township  of  Germantown,  or  settle  within  it,  shall  first  procure  from  the 
General  Court  of  his  fellow-citizens  the  right  or  privilege  of  living  there,  and 
without  such  permission  no  one  shall  participate  in  our  privileges." 

Anthony  Yerkes  was  an  applicant  for  such  right  and  privileges,  and  his 
application  met  with  favor  at  the  hands  of  the  court.  In  1702  he  was  selected, 
as  before  mentioned,  to  serve  as  a  juror  in  the  Court  of  Record  of  the  borough, 
and  in  January,  1702-03,  he  was  chosen  by  the  General  Court  one  of  the 
burgesses,  in  the  place  of  one  who  was  elected  in  the  previous  month  but 
had  been  excused  from  serving.  At  the  succeeding  annual  election,  i  Decem- 
ber, 1703,  he  was  re-elected  Burgess,  and  duly  qualified  for  the  office  on  the 
28th  of  the  same  month,  as  appears  from  the  following  abstract  of  the  minutes 
of  the  General  Court  under  that  date : 

"  Arents  Klinker,  Bailiff,  Hans  Heinrich  Meels,  Peter  Schumaker,  Jr., 
and  Anthony  Gerkes,  three  eldest  burgesses,  Simon  Andrews  recorder  and 
William  De  Wees  constable,  were  all  attested  to  serve  in  their  respective 
places."  * 

The  bailiffs  and  burgesses  were  the  chief  public  functionaries  of  the 
municipality,  and  selections  to  fill  these  offices  were  made  from  among  the 
leading  men  in  the  corporation.  These  officials  acted  as  justices  of  the  peace, 
and  they  constituted  the  Court  of  Record  provided  for  in  the  charter,  and  their 
presence  was  necessary  to  compose  a  legal  meeting  of  the  General  Court  of  the 
borough,  in  which  various  capacities  Mr.  Yerkes  rendered  service  during  the 
two  terms  in  which  he  held  a  burgess-ship. 

Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  engaged  in  this  pursuit  upon  his  settle- 
ment at  Germantown.  The  acreage  of  the  town  was  so  limited  that  it  pre- 
cluded extensive  land-holdings  by  a  single  individual,  and  Mr.  Yerkes,  after 
carrying  on  farming  there  for  a  few  years,  concluded  to  extend  his  agri- 
cultural operations  by  establishing  himself  on  a  larger  plantation  than  could 
be  had  in  that  place,  and  to  this  end  he  purchased,  in  1709,  a  tract  of  three 
hundred  acres  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  to  which  he  removed  with  his  family. 
As  this  is  the  earliest  recorded  purchase  of  real  estate  by  the  founder  of  the 
Yerkes  family,  it  is  believed  that  the  deed  of  conveyance  for  the  same  cannot 
fail  to  be  of  interest  to  his  descendants,  so  a  copy  of  the  same  is  here  inserted : 

"  To  ALL  Christian  people  to  whom  these  Presents  Shall  Come  greeting  know  ye 
that  I  John  Holme  of  Dublin  Township,  County  of  Philadelphia  and  Province  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Yeoman  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  Sum  of  Seventy  five  Pounds  Current  Silver 

*  Klinker,  the  bailiif,  is  said  to  have  come  to  Philadelphia  with  William  Penn,  and  to  have  built 
the  first  two-story  house  in  Germantown,  Penn  attending  the  "raising  dinner."  (Watson's  Annals, 
ii.  20.)  Schumaker  and  Meels,  the  associates  of  Yerkes  in  the  burgess-ship,  figured  prominently  in  the 
early  history  of  Germantown.  The  former,  with  Klinker,  was  appointed  in  1701  on  a  committee  to 
collect  subscriptions  for  a  school  and  arrange  with  a  teacher. 

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Money  of  the  Province  aforesaid  to  me  in  hand  payed  before  the  Ensealing  hereof  by 
Anthony  Yercas  of  the  Same  place  Yeoman  the  receipt  whereof  I  do  hereby  acknowledge 
and  Myself  therewith  fully  Satisfied  and  Contented  and  thereof  and  of  every  part  thereof 
do  Exonerate  and  discharge  the  Sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs,  Executors  and  Adminis- 
trators for  ever  by  these  presents  Have  given,  granted.  Bargained,  Sold,  Alienated,  Con- 
veyed and  Confirmed  And  by  these  presents  do  freely,  fully  and  absolutely  give,  grant, 
Bargain,  Sell,  Alien,  Convey  and  Confirm  unto  the  Sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and  assigns 
forever  one  certain  Quantity  of  Land  Situate  Lying  and  being  upon  the  Manor  of  More- 
land  Beginning  at  a  Black  Oak  Marked  for  a  corner  thence  Northwest  by  Thomas  Woods 
Land  to  a  White  Oak  Saplin  Marked  for  a  corner  one  hundred  and  Thirty  seven  perches, 
thence  Southwest  three  hundred  fifty  two  perches  and  one  half  perch  to  a  Hickory  along 
by  other  Land  of  the  Sd  Manor,  thence  South  East  one  hundred  and  Thirty  seven  perches 
to  a  post  for  another  corner,  thence  North  East  three  hundred  fifty  two  perches  and  one 
half  perch  along  by  the  Lands  of  the  Sd  Manor  and  Thomas  Perrys  Land  to  the  place  of 
Beginning.  Containing  three  hundred  acres  of  Land  the  sd  Tract  of  Land  and  premises 
was  located  in  Two  Tracts  and  Seased  upon  for  Certain  Just  debts  due  from  Nicholas 
Moore  deceased  unto  Benjamin  Chambers  President  of  the  free  Society  of  Pennsylvania 
by  two  Writs  of  Venditioni  Exponas  and  by  virtue  of  the  High  Sheriff  his  Office  for  the 
City  and  County  of  Philadelphia  did  seize  the  sd  Tract  of  Land  according  to  the  Laws  of 
this  Province  And  the  Sd  High  Sheriff,  Benjamin  Wright,  did  make  sale  of  the  sd  Tract 
of  Land  unto  the  sd  John  Holme  by  Virtue  of  a  Deed  of  Conveyance  from  the  sd  Benjamin 
Wright  unto  the  sd  John  Holme  bearing  date  the  Twenty  Sixth  day  of  November  in  the 
fourth  year  of  the  Reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lady  Queen  Ann  over  England  Anoq  Dom 
one  thousand  Seven  hundred  and  five  and  the  same  being  acknowledged  in  Open  Court 
held  at  Philadelphia  the  Sixth  day  of  December  ano  One  Thousand  Seven  hundred  and 
five  relation  being  thereunto  had  May  More  at  Large  appear  To  have  and  To  hold  the 
sd  Granted  and  Bargained  premises  with  all  the  appurtenances  privileges  and  Com  ...  to  the 
the  same  belonging  or  in  any  wise  appertaining  to  him  the  Sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and 
assigns  forever  To  the  only  proper  use,  benefit  and  behoof  forever  And  I  the  sd  John  Holme 
for  me  my  heirs,  Executors,  Administrators  do  Covenant,  promise  and  grant  To  and  with 
the  sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and  assigns  that  before  the  Ensealing  hereof  I  am  the 
True  and  Sole  and  Lawful  Owner  of  the  above  Bargained  premises  and  am  Lawfully 
Seized  and  possessed  of  the  same  in  Mine  own  proper  right  as  a  good,  perfect  and  absolute 
Estate  of  Inheritance  and  have  in  Myself  good  right  full  power  and  Lawful  Authority  to 
grant,  Bargain,  Sell,  Convey  and  Confirm  the  Sd  Bargained  Premises  in  Manner  as  above 
said  And  that  the  sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and  assigns  shall  and  may  from  time  to 
time  and  at  times  forever  hereafter  by  Virtue  of  these  Presents  Lawfully,  peaceably  & 
quietly  have,  hold,  use,  occupy,  possess  and  Enjoy  the  sd  Demised  and  bargained  Premises 
with  all  the  appurtenances  and  privileges  with  the  ways,  Waters,  Woods,  Trees,  Meadows 
and  Marshes  with  all  the  Mines,  Minerals,  Quarries,  Hawking,  hunting,  fishing,  fowling, 
fully  and  clearly  acquited  Exonerated  and  discharged  of  and  from  all  and  Maner  of  former 
Gifts,  Grants,  Bargains,  Sales,  Leases,  Mortgages,  Wills,  Intails,  dowers,  Judgements,  Exe- 
cutions, Incumbrances  and  Troubles  Whatsoever  Save  only  the  Quit  Rents  thereof  accrueing 
to  the  Proprietary  of  the  sd  Province  from  the  date  of  these  Presents  Exquivolent  to  the 
rest  of  the  Sd  Manor  Land  to  be  payed  by  the  sd  Anthony  Yercas  or  his  heirs.  Executors, 
administrators  or  assigns  but  the  sd  John  Holme  or  his  heirs.  Executors  or  administrators 
shall  pay  all  the  Quit  Rents,  Taxes,  County  or  Provincial  by  gone  to  the  date  hereof  for 
the  above  sd  Tract  and  Premises.  And  I  the  sd  John  Holme  do  further  Covenant  and 
bind  Myself  My  heirs.  Executors  and  administrators  firmly  by  these  presents  to  Warrant 
and  defend  the  sd  Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and  assigns  in  quiet  and  peaceable  possession 
of  all  and  Singular  the  granted  premises  against  any  Just  &  Lawful  claim  of  any  person 
or  persons  whatsoever  but  shall  &  will  warrant  and  forever  defend  by  these  presents  And 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


that  the  said  John  Holme  his  heirs  and  assigns  shall  and  will  at  any  time  within  the  space 
of  Seven  Years  next  ensueing  ye  date  hereof  at  the  request,  Costs  and  Charges  of  the  sd 
Anthony  Yercas  his  heirs  and  Assigns  make  do  and  Execute  all  such  other  Conveyances 
and  assurances  in  the  Law  Needfull  for  the  further  assuring  and  Conveying  of  the  Sd 
Three  hundred  acres  of  Land  and  premises  as  by  him  or  them  or  by  his  or  their  Councell 
Learned  in  the  Law  Shall  be  required  and  So  as  the  Persons  thus  requested  be  not  Com- 
pelled to  Travel  from  the  place  of  their  abode  above  an  Ordinary  days  Journey  for  ye  doing 
thereof  and  so  as  the  Same  Contain  no  other  Covenant  or  Warranty  than  is  above  mentioned. 

"  In  witness  whereof  I  the  sd  John  Holme  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  Seal  the 
first  day  of  November  Anoq  Dom  One  Thousand  Seven  hundred  and  Nine  and  in  the 
Eighth  year  of  the  Reign  of  our  dread  Sovereign  Lady  Queen  Ann  over  England,  Scotland 
and  France  and  Ireland  defender  of  the  faith. 

"John  Holme  [seal] 

"  Sealed  &  Delivered  in  the 
presence  of  us 

"Alexander  Arbuthnot 
"Joshua  Lawrence" 

The  Manor  of  Moreland,  in  which  the  plantation  above  conveyed  v^as 
located,  has  been  the  birthplace  of  numerous  descendants  of  Anthony  Yerkes, 
and  from  the  time  he  settled  there,  down  to  the  present  day,  it  has  been  the 
home  of  some  of  his  progeny.  The  Manor  was  composed  of  a  tract  of  ten 
thousand  acres,  and  was  created,  in  1682,  by  a  grant  from  William  Penn  to 
Dr.  Nicholas  More,  who  became  the  first  president  of  the  Free  Society  of 
Traders,  the  first  speaker  of  the  Provincial  Assembly,  and  the  first  chief  justice 
of  the  Province.  The  chief  part  of  the  Manor  was  in  the  county  of  Phila- 
delphia, but  since  the  organization  of  Montgomery  County  it  has  formed 
Moreland  Township  in  that  county.  In  the  early  records  it  is  variously  de- 
scribed as  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Moreland  Township,  and  Moreland,  and 
when  these  names  are  given  in  this  work  they  are  to  be  taken  as  synonymous. 

Anthony  Yerkes  appears  to  have  been  so  comfortable  in  his  financial  cir- 
cumstances that  he  was  able  to  retire  from  active  business  a  few  years  after  he 
occupied  his  plantation  in  Moreland,  and  to  hand  over  the  plantation  to  his 
sons.  He  gave  two  hundred  acres  of  the  same  to  his  eldest  son,  Herman, 
and  one  hundred  acres  to  his  youngest  son,  Adolphus,  and  he  subsequently 
executed  deeds  of  conveyance  for  their  respective  portions.  In  a  deed  dated 
II  June,  1719,*  he  is  styled  "of  Dublin  Township,"  to  which  point  he  is 
believed  to  have  removed  upon  his  retirement  from  business.  His  second 
wife's  relatives,  the  Wattses,  resided  in  the  latter  township,  and  the  motive 
prompting  his  removal  there  may  have  been  a  desire  to  gratify  her  wish  to 
be  near  her  family. 

The  date  of  Mr.  Yerkes's  death  has  not  been  ascertained.  He  was  living 
20  August,  1723,  when  he  executed  a  deed  to  his  son  Herman,  but  died  prior 


*  Philadelphia  Deeds,  F,  i.  392. 
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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


to  I  March,  1744,  when  Herman  made  a  deed  for  a  portion  of  the  land 
conveyed  to  him  by  his  father,  in  which  the  father  is  mentioned  as  being 
deceased.  He  married  twice.  His  first  wife,  Margaret,  emigrated  with  him 
to  Pennsylvania,  and  died  before  17  November,  1705,  on  which  day,  as  is 
learned  from  the  Register  of  Christ  Church,  Philadelphia,  he  married  Sarah 
Watts,  the  widow  of  Reverend  John  Watts,*  the  eminent  pastor  of  the  Lower 

*  Reverend  John  Watts,  the  first  husband  of  Sarah  Eaton,  and  the  father  of  Elizabeth  Watts, 
wife  of  Herman  Verkes,  the  eldest  son  of  Anthony  Yerkes,  was  born  at  Leeds,  co.  Kent,  England,  3 
November,  1661,  and  died  in  Lower  Dublin  Township,  Philadelphia  County,  Pennsylvania,  27  August, 
1702.  He  was  a  son  of  Henry  Watts  by  his  wife  EUinor  Duck,  and  grandson  of  Gregory  and  Margaret 
Watts,  of  Leeds. 

John  Watts  came  to  Pennsylvania  about  the  year  1686,  and  in  the  following  year  was  baptized 
in  the  Baptist  faith,  and  connected  himself  with  the  Lower  Dublin  Baptist  Church,— popularly  known 
as  the  Pennepek  Baptist  Church, — the  first  congregation  of  this  denomination  organized  in  Philadel- 
phia County.  In  1688  Mr.  Watts  entered  the  ministry,  and  two  years  later  became  the  pastor  of  this 
church,  and  held  such  charge  until  his  death. 

The  Pennepek  Church  was  for  many  years  the  centre  of  Baptist  influence  in  the  Middle  Colonies, 
and  it  occupies  an  historic  position  as  the  oldest  organization  in  Pennsylvania  of  the  second  largest 
Protestant  denomination  in  America.  Mr.  Watts's  labors  were  not  confined  to  his  own  parish.  He 
visited  the  scattered  companies  of  Baptists  in  New  Jersey,  to  preach  and  baptize,  and  he  was  for  some 
years  virtually  the  minister  of  the  small  congregation  at  Philadelphia  which  later  became  the  First 
Baptist  Church  in  that  city. 

Morgan  Edwards,  in  his  noted  "History  of  the  Baptists,"  pronounced  Mr.  Watts  a  "sound 
divine."  That  he  was  a  man  of  scholarly  attainments  is  evidenced  in  his  writings.  He  was  the  author 
of  a  Baptist  Catechism,  printed  in  1700,  one  of  the  earliest  publications  in  the  Province.  He  also  wrote 
a  work  entitled  "Davis  Disabled,"  a  reply  to  "  Jesus  the  Crucified  Man,  the  Eternal  Son  of  God," 
written  by  William  Davis.  The  main  doctrine  set  forth  in  Davis's  book  was  "that  the  divine  nature 
and  human  were  so  blended  in  the  person  of  Christ  that  he  was  not  properly  God  nor  properly  man, 
but  a  compound  of  both."  Davis  had  been  a  preacher  among  the  Friends,  but  left  this  Society  in  the 
separation  of  1690,  with  George  Keith,  and  was  one  of  the  forty-eight  who  signed  the  reasons  and 
causes  of  such  separation.  In  1697  he  embraced  the  principles  of  the  Baptists  and  joined  the  Pennepek 
Church,  where  he  began  to  inculcate  the  above-named  doctrine  with  great  assiduity.  Mr.  Watts  and 
his  congregation  deemed  such  teaching  heresy,  and  on  17  February,  1698,  expelled  Mr.  Davis  from 
their  church. 

Mr.  Watts  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  his  church,  where  his  tombstone  bears  the  following 
acrostical  inscription,  now  almost  undecipherable  : 

"  I  nterred  here  I  be, 
O  that  you  could  now  see 
H  ow  unto  Jesus  for  to  fiee, 
N  ot  in  sin  still  to  be. 

W  arning  in  time  pray  take 
A  nd  peace  by  Jesus  make. 
T  hen  at  the  last  when  you  awake, 
S  ure  at  his  right  hand  you'll  partake. 

Died 
August  y« 
27,  1702." 

Mr.  Watts  married,  23  February,  1687-88,  Sarah  Eaton,  born  in  Wales,  i  April,  1655 ;  died  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  Pennsylvania,  27  June,  1723  ;  daughter  of  John  Eaton. 

A  fuller  sketch  than  is  here  given  of  Mr.  Watts,  as  well  as  an  account  of  some  of  his  descendants, 
will  be  found  in  the  author's  work,  "  Memorials  of  the  Reading,  Howell,  Yerkes,  Watts,  Latham,  and 
Elkins  Families,"  printed  in  1898. 


YERKES  FAMILY 


Dublin  or  "  Pennepek"  Baptist  Church,  and  the  sister  of  George  and  John 
Eaton,  who  were  among  the  early  Welsh  colonists  of  Pennsylvania.  She 
died  27  June,  1723,  and  was  survived  by  her  husband.  Mr.  Yerkes's  children 
were  by  his  first  wife,  Margaret,  whose  maiden  name  is  not  known. 

Children  of  Anthony^  and  Margaret  Yerkes : 

2.  Herman  Yerkes',  born  circa  1689;  died  circa  1750-51;  married  Elizabeth  Watts. 

3.  Adolphus  Yerkes',  living  5  October,  1744;  married  Ann  . 


SECOND  GENERATION 


2.  HERMAN  YERKES2  (Anthony^)  was  born  circa 
1689.  He  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  with  his  parents,  and 
no  doubt  resided  with  them,  at  Germantown,  until  1709,  when 
his  father  purchased  a  plantation  of  three  hundred  acres  in 
the  Manor  of  Moreland,  to  which  estate  the  family  doubtless 
removed  about  that  time.  Subsequently — probably  at  the 
time  of  the  marriage  of  Herman  Yerkes — the  father  set  apart 
to  his  son  two  hundred  acres  of  the  above  named  plantation, 
and  formally  conveyed  to  him  such  portion  by  deed  dated 
20  August,  1723.* 

Herman  Yerkes  was  a  farmer  and  miller,  and  he  con- 
ducted his  business  affairs  with  such  energy,  prudence,  and 
success,  that  he  came  to  possess  considerable  wealth,  in  the 
accumulation  of  which  he  was  materially  assisted  by  the 
strong  hands  of  his  eight  sturdy  sons.  He  added  largely 
to  his  landed  estate,  acquiring  in  all  about  eight  hundred 
acres  of  the  best  farm  land  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland.  In 
1744  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  Walter  Moore  in  the 
milling  business,  and,  as  partners,  they  built  a  water  grist- 
mill on  the  bank  of  the  Pennypack  Creek,  upon  a  portion  of 


*  Philadelphia  Deeds,  H,  viii.  415-417. 
9 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


the  plantation  of  Mr.  Yerkes,  who  set  apart  nineteen  acres  of  the  same  for 
milling  purposes.  Mr.  Yerkes  devised  his  interest  in  the  mill  property  to  his 
four  youngest  sons, — Silas,  Stephen,  Elias,  and  Titus, — and  the  three  last 
named  released  their  interests  to  their  brother  Silas,  who,  4  July,  1757,  con- 
veyed all  of  his  rights  to  Walter  Moore,  the  former  partner  of  his  father.  At 
a  later  period  this  property  was  acquired  by  one  Shelmire,  and  was  long  known 
as  "  Shelmire's  Mills." 

Mr.  Yerkes  died  on  his  plantation  in  Moreland,  between  2  May,  1750,  the 
date  of  his  will,  and  4  March,  the  following  year,  the  time  it  was  proved 
at  Philadelphia.  The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  principal  provisions  of 
the  will : 

"  In  the  name  of  God  amen,  the  Second  Day  of  May  One  Thousand  Seven  hundred 
and  fifty  I,  Herman  Yerkes  of  the  Manor  of  Moreland  County  of  Philadelphia  and 
Province  of  Pennsylv*  Yeoman  being  well  in  Health  of  Body  and  of  perfect  Mind  and 
Memory  Thanks  be  given  unto  God  yet  calling  to  mind  the  mortality  of  my  Body  and 
knowing  that  it  is  appointed  for  all  men  once  to  dye  do  make  and  Ordain  this  my  Last 
Will  &  Testament  That  is  to  say  Principally  and  first  I  give  and  recommend  my  Soul  into 
the  Hands  of  God  that  gave  it  &  my  Body  I  recommend  to  the  Earth  to  be  Buried  in  Decent 
Christian  Buriel  at  the  Discretion  of  my  Executors  Nothing  Doubting  but  at  the  General 
Resurrection  I  shall  receive  the  same  again  by  the  mighty  Power  of  God  and  as  Touching 
such  Worldly  Estate  wherewith  it  hath  Pleased  God  to  bless  me  with  in  this  Life  I  give 
Demise  &  Dispose  of  the  same  in  the  following  manner  &  form  ffirst  that  all  my  Lawfull 
Debts  be  paid,  if  there  be  any.  Imprimis.  I  give  and  Bequeath  to  Elizabeth  my  Dearly 
beloved  wife  the  sum  of  Twelve  Pounds  Current  and  Lawfull  money  of  Pennsylvania 
Yearly  to  be  Leved  out  of  my  Estate  as  Long  as  She  lives  to  her  own  proper  use  &  Behoof. 
Together  with  her  Bed  &  Bedding  &  what  Cow  she  pleases  with  her  own  Mare  and  the 
Sorrel  Colt  to  be  kept  on  the  place  for  her  use  and  also  which  room  she  thinks  most  proper 
for  her  self  in  the  House  and  Likewise  Sarah  Griffied  to  attend  her  till  she  becomes  free. 
I  also  give  and  Bequeath  to  my  four  Eldest  Sons  Anthony,  John,  Josiah,  &  Herman  Yerkes 
Together  with  what  they  have  already  had,  the  sum  of  One  Pound  each  to  them  and  their 
Heirs  for  ever  it  is  also  my  Will  that  if  Josiah  my  son  thinks  proper  to  keep  the  Thirty 
acres  that  is  over  and  above  the  fifty  acres  that  I  gave  him  he  may  keep  it  he  Paying  my 
two  Daughters  Sarah  and  Elizabeth  the  Sum  of  Sixty  Pounds  (viz)  Thirty  Pounds  each 
Current  Money  of  Pennsylvania  to  them  or  their  Husbands  and  to  their  Heirs  for  Ever 
at  the  Expiration  of  One  Year  after  my  Decease  otherways  it  shall  be  joyned  again  to  my 
own  Plantation  and  the  Sixty  Pounds  for  my  two  Daughters  as  above  shall  be  Leved  out 
of  my  Estate  and  given  to  them  or  their  Husbands  and  their  Heirs  for  ever.  I  also  give 
&  Bequeath  to  my  four  Youngest  Sons  (viz)  Silas,  Stephen,  Elias  &  Titus  Yerkes  all  the 
Plantation  whereon  I  now  live  with  my  Part  of  the  mill  and  all  Privileges  Belonging  or 
appertaining  Thereto  with  all  &  Singular  my  Goods,  Chattels,  and  Moveables  thereto 
belonging  Excepting  what  is  above  Expressed  to  be  payd  out  of  my  Estate  to  them  and  their 
Heirs  for  Ever  to  be  Equally  divided  amongst  them  at  my  Death  (viz)  to  Silas  Yerkes 
&  Stephen  Yerkes,  Elias  Yerkes  &  Titus  Yerkes  &  to  their  Heirs  for  ever  they  paying  their 
mother  &  Brethren  &  sisters  as  before  mentioned  if  Josiah  will  not  keep  the  Thirty  acres 
as  above  and  Likewise  I  allow  all  my  Debts  to  be  paid  out  of  this  my  Estate.  I  Likewise 
Constitute  and  ordain  Elizabeth  my  well  beloved  Wife  and  Silas  Yerkes  my  Son  Sole 
Executors  of  this  my  Last  will  &  Testament." 


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YERKES  FAMILY 


Mr.  Yerkes  married,*  8  February,  171 1,  Elizabeth  Watts,  born  in  Phila- 
delphia County,  15  April,  1689;  died  11  October,  1756;  daughter  of  the 
noted  Baptist  minister.  Reverend  John  Watts,  by  his  wife  Sarah  Eaton.f 

Children  of  Herman^  and  Elizabeth  (Watts)  Yerkes;  born  in  the  Manor  of 
Moreland,  Philadelphia,  (now  Montgomery)  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania : 

4.  Anthony  Yerkes",  born  28  November,   1712;    died  9  March,   1791 ;  married 

Jane  . 

5.  John  Yerkes',  born  21  February,  1714;  died  in  1790;  married  Alice  McVaugh. 

6.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  15  July,  1716;  married  Jacob  Hufty. 

7.  JosiAH  Yerkes',  born  28  November,  1718;    died  in   September,  1793;  married 

Mary  . 

8.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  18  January,  1720;  died  29  November,  1804;  married  (i) 

Mary  Stroud;    (2)  Mrs.  Mary  Clayton;    (3)  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tompkins. 

9.  Silas  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1723;  died  25  September,  1795;  married  Hannah 

Dungan. 

10.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  29  January,  1725;  died  11  March,  1793;  married  John 

Howell,  Esqr. 

11.  Stephen  Yerkes',  born  3  August,  1727;  died  in  December,  1811 ;  married  Rebecca 

Whiteside. 

12.  Elias  Yerkes',  born  7  February,  1729;   died  16  January,  1799;  married  Rebecca 

Foster. 

13.  Titus  Yerkes',  born  in  1731 ;  died  in  1762;  married  Margaret  Paul. 

3.  ADOLPHUS  YERKES^  (Anthony^)  is  supposed  to  have  emigrated 
to  America  with  his  parents.  The  earliest  record  of  his  presence  in  Pennsyl- 
vania is  under  date  of  10  June,  1719,  when  he  joined  his  father  in  conveying 
to  John  Simcock  one  hundred  acres  of  land,  with  the  buildings  thereon,  located 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  being  a  portion  of  the  plantation  of  three  hundred 
acres  which  the  father  had  bought  from  John  Holme,  5  November,  1709,  and 
which  one  hundred  acres  the  father  had  previously  given,  but  not  conveyed,  to 
the  son.  The  consideration  money  expressed  in  the  deed  is  £137  6s.  8d.,  and 
the  son  is  styled  therein  as  "  of  Moreland,  yeoman."  :j:  At  that  date  he  was 
doubtless  residing  on  the  estate  so  sold. 

The  day  following  such  conveyance  Adolphus  Yerkes  purchased  from 
Simcock  all  his  right,  title,  and  interest  of,  in,  and  to  the  share  which  he, 
Simcock  held  in  the  stock  of  the  Society  of  Free  Traders,  together  with  the 
rights  to  liberty  lands  and  city  lots  in  Philadelphia,  which  attached  to  the 
ownership  of  the  stock,  paying  therefor  the  sum  of  £ioo.§  A  few  days  later 
Adolphus  Yerkes  assigned  unto  his  brother,  Herman  Yerkes,  three  fourth 
parts  of  the  estate  so  acquired  from  Simcock.  || 

*  Records  of  Christ  Church,  Philadelphia, 
t  See  note,  page  6. 

t  Philadelphia  Deed  Book  F,  No  i,  page  392.  §  Ibid.,  388.  ||  Ibid.,  390. 

II 


THE  YERKES  FAMILY 


But  little  further  is  known  of  Adolphus  Yerkes.  He  had  a  wife,  Ann, 
and  three  children.*  Ann  Yerkes  was  a  Baptist,  and  received  a  letter  of  dis- 
mission from  the  Pennepek  Baptist  Church,  in  1724,  to  join  the  Montgomery 
Baptist  Church,  and  in  1727  received  a  similar  letter  from  the  latter  to  the 
former  church,  from  which  it  would  appear  that  about  this  time  the  family 
removed  to  the  locality  of  the  Pennepek  Church  in  Lower  Dublin  Township, 
Philadelphia  County.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  were  living  5  October,  1744, 
on  which  day  they  renounced  their  right  to  administer  upon  the  estate  of 
their  deceased  son,  Anthony,  but  whether  or  not  they  were  in  Pennsylvania  at 
that  time  is  not  known.  There  is  a  tradition  in  the  family  that  one  of  the 
sons  of  Anthony  Yerkes,  the  emigrant,  removed  to  Virginia,  but  no  record 
has  been  discovered  to  support  such  tradition. 

Children  of  Adolphus^  and  Ann  Yerkes : 

14.  Anthony  Yerkes',  died  in  1744,  probably  unmarried  and  without  issue.    On  5 

October  of  that  year  letters  of  administration  on  his  estate  were  granted  at 
Philadelphia  unto  two  of  his  creditors,  John  Harrison  and  James  Eaton. 
The  inventory  filed  in  his  estate  includes :  "  Bible,  Young  Man's  Companion, 
Sermon  Book  &  journal  of  Mr.  Whitefield,  2  Hymn  Books  &  a  Psalm  Book." 

15.  Hannah  Yerkes',  married.f  12  December,  1735,  Richard  Paine. 

16.  Samuel  Yerkes',  married,t  15  May,  1743,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  and  Mary 

Rue,  of  Bensalem  Township,  Bucks  County.  The  time  and  place  of  his  death 
or  that  of  his  wife  are  unknown,  but  his  wife  was  doubtless  living  20  Septem- 
ber, 1768,  as  she  is  named  in  her  mother's  will  of  that  date. 

*  Since  the  text  was  written  the  writer  has  concluded  that  Adolphus  Yerkes  had  four^children, 
and  that  the  fourth  child  was  the  Sarah  Yerkes  who  married,  6  March,  1747,  Daniel  Evans, 
t  Records  of  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Philadelphia, 
t  Ibid. 


THIRD  GENERATION 


4.  ANTHONY  YERKES3  (Herman^,  Anthony^), 
the  eldest  son  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  EHzabeth 
Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery 
(formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  28  November, 
1 712,  and  died  there,  9  March,  1791.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  in  said  Manor,  on  a  tract  of  land  which  he  purchased 
from  his  father.  This  tract  contained  one  hundred  acres,  and 
lay  on  the  east  side  of  the  road  leading  from  Philadelphia 
to  Southampton,  Bucks  County,  and  near  the  "  old  mill." 
He  also  owned  a  tract  of  over  eighty  acres,  which  he  pur- 
chased from  his  brother,  Elias  Yerkes,  and  which  was  located 
on  the  west  side  of  this  road,  opposite  the  first-named  tract. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  Bucks 
County,  and  in  1772  was  one  of  the  committee  for  the  build- 
ing of  a  new  meeting-house.  The  Pennsylvania  Gazette  of 
2  July,  1767,  contains  the  following: 

"FIVE  POUNDS  REWARD. 

"  Stolen,  last  night,  out  of  the  Pasture  of  the  Subscriber,  living  in 
the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Philadelphia  County,  a  black  Horse,  about  15 
hands  high,  well  set,  a  Star  in  his  forehead,  a  thick  curly  mane,  hanging 
on  the  right  side,  a  white  spot  on  one  of  his  left  feet,  hath  been  used 
to  Gears,  Paces,  Trots,  and  Gallops.   Whoever  takes  up  said  Horse,  and 

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brings  him  to  the  Subscriber,  or  to  William  Whitehead's  Tavern,  in  Second  Street,  Phila- 
delphia, and  secures  the  Thief,  so  that  he  may  be  brought  to  Justice,  shall  have  the  above 
Reward,  and  for  the  Horse  only  Three  pounds,  with  reasonable  charges  paid  by 

"Anthony  Yerkes. 

"  N.B. — The  Horse  is  about  eight  years  old." 

No  record  of  the  marriage  of  Anthony  Yerkes  has  been  found.  The 
Christian  name  of  his  wife  was  Jane,  and  she  died  12  May,  1783,  in  the 
seventy-third  year  of  her  age.  The  names  of  their  children,  as  given  below, 
are  from  his  will,*  dated  22  February,  1790;  proved  26  April,  the  following 
year. 

Children  of  Anthony^  and  Jane  Yerkes ;  all  born,  no  doubt,  in  Moreland : 

17.  Obadiah  Yerkes*,  who  is  believed  to  have  died  unmarried  and  without  issue. 

18.  Jacob  Yerkes*,  born  circa  1744;    died  28  March,  1819;    married  (i)  Elizabeth 

Gaunt;   (2)  Sarah  Fleming. 

19.  Anthony  Yerkes*,  born  circa  1745;  died  circa  1804;  married  Mary  Harper. 

20.  Joseph  Yerkes*,  born  circa  1746;    died  24  December,  1807;    married  Hannah 

Ashton. 

21.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  married    Fulton;   is  named  in  her  father's  will,  at  the 

making  of  which  she  was  living  in  Virginia.    She  may  have  had  issue. 

22.  David  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  1752;  died  24  January,  1818;  married  Mrs.  Eliza- 

beth Thomas,  nee  Wilmerton. 

23.  Sarah  Yerkes*,  married  (license  dated  11  January,  1775)  Robert  Grant,  a  farmer, 

of  Moreland.f 

5.  JOHN  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  of  Herman 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland, 
Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  21  February, 
1 7 14,  and  died  there  in  1790.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  probably  resided  through- 
out his  life  in  said  Manor,  where  he  owned  a  plantation  of  ninety-five  acres, 
upon  which  he  and  his  wife  Alice  executed  a  mortgage  to  Joseph  Spangen- 
burg,  2  September,  1747.^  It  is,  however,  possible  that  he  may  have  resided 
for  a  few  years  upon  a  plantation  of  two  hundred  acres  in  Plymouth  Township, 
same  county,  which  he  purchased  on  24  May,  1873, §  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  and  one-half  acres  of  which  he  sold  to  his  brother,  Herman  Yerkes, 
18  May,  1747,  the  latter  paying  therefor  £297. 

He  married,  circa  1741,  Alice  McVaugh,  born  5  April,  1717;  daughter 
of  John  McVaugh,  of  the  said  Manor,  and  granddaughter  of  Edmond 

*  Montgomery  County  Wills,  i.  248. 

t  They  are  known  to  have  had  at  least  three  children,  who  were  baptized  at  the  Abington  Pres- 
byterian Church,  as  follows :  Anthony  Grant,  10  March,  1776 ;  Jane  Grant,  27  July,  1777 ;  Robert 
Grant,  7  May,  1780. 

X  Philadelphia  Deeds,  G,  vii.  509. 

§  Ibid.,  H,  XX. 

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to  William  Whitehead's  Tavern,  in  Second  i:la- 

>  e  the  Above 

"Anthony 

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1     married,  circa  1741,  Alice  McVaugh,  bom  5  April,  '■ 
of  Jolm  McVaugh,  of  the  said  Manor,  and  g 

County  Will»,  i  348. 


Deeds,  G 


YERKES  FAMILY 


McVaugh,*  of  Lower  Dublin  Township,  Philadelphia  County,  by  his  wife 
Alice  Dickinson. 

Children  of  John^  and  Alice  (McVaugh)  Yerkes;  born  in  the  Manor  of  More- 
land  : 

24.  Rachel  Yerkes*,  born  i  February,  1742. 

25.  John  Yerkes*,  born  6  October,  1743;  died  in  1803  or  1806;  married  Ann  Coffing. 

26.  Catharine  Yerkes*,  born  15  April,  1746. 

27.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  i  September,  1748. 

28.  Harman  Yerkes*,  born  22  November,  1750 ;  died  16  June,  1821 ;  married  Margaret 

Scott. 

29.  Silas  Yerkes*,  born  20  December,  1752;  died  in  1779;  married  Hannah  Craft. 

30.  Sarah  Yerkes*,  born  26  May,  1755 ;  married  John  Watson. 

31.  Benjamin  Yerkes*,  born  28  April,  1758;  died  11  August,  1841 ;  married  Margaret 

Jones. 

32.  Alice  Yerkes*,  born  18  January,  1763;  married,  10  April,  1798,  Demas  Worrell, 

and  is  said  to  have  had  issue,  but  no  record  of  her  family  has  been  obtained. 

6.  SARAH  YERKES3  (Herman^,  Anthony^ ),  eldest  daughter  and  third 
child  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  15 
July,  1716,  married  f  Jacob  Hufty,  of  Abington.  He  died  in  the  latter  part 
of  1750,  or  in  January,  1750-51,  as  on  the  30th  of  that  month  letters  of  admin- 
istration on  his  estate  were  granted  at  Philadelphia  unto  his  widow,  Sarah 
Hufty,  "  during  the  minority  of  the  minor  children,"  her  brother,  Anthony 
Yerkes,  being  one  of  the  sureties  on  the  bond  filed.    She  was  living  30  April, 

*  Edmond  McVaugh  (sometimes  spelled  McVeaugh  or  McVeagh),  came  to  Pennsylvania  in 
1682,  in  the  employ  of  Captain  Thomas  Holme,  the  first  Surveyor- General  of  that  Province,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Provincial  Council.  McVaugh  settled  in  Lower  Dublin  Township,  Philadelphia  County, 
where,  in  1702,  he  possessed  three  hundred  and  one  acres  of  land.  On  19  October  of  that  year  he 
appeared  before  the  Commissioners  of  Property,*  and  requested  a  re-survey  of  his  land  made  up  of  three 
tracts  adjoining  each  other.  One  tract  consisted  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  purchased  of  Peter 
Baynton,  and  two  tracts  contained  together  one  hundred  and  one  acres,  purchased  from  Silas  Crispin, 
son-in-law  of  Captain  Holme  ;  all  of  which  lands  were  within  the  large  tract  in  Lower  Dublin  Township, 
which  Captain  Holme  purchased  from  William  Peqn,  and  through  the  centre  of  which  Holme  laid  out 
a  road  called  Susquehanna  Road.t 

Edmond  McVaugh  died  in  1739,  his  will  being  proved  3  November  of  that  year.  He  is  known 
to  have  had  sons  Edmond,  Jeremiah,  and  John,  and  daughter  Sarah,  wife  of  Walter  Moore,  and,  as 
his  son  Edmond  is  not  named  in  his  will,  it  is  possible  that  he  had  other  children  than  those  named 
therein.  He  married  Alice  Dickinson,  who  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  1682,  with  the  family  of  James  Har- 
rison. The  latter  was  appointed  Chief  Justice  of  Pennsylvania  in  1685,  but  declined  the  office.  Mrs. 
McVaugh  was  living  29  March,  1727,  when  she  joined  her  husband  in  a  deed.f  Among  the  descend- 
ants of  Edmond  McVaugh  was  Colonel  Benjamin  McVeaugh,  who  commanded  a  battalion  of  the 
Philadelphia  County  militia  in  the  Revolution. 

fin  compiling  the  "Memorials  of  the  Reading,  Howell,  Yerkes,  Watts,  Latham,  and  Elkins 
Families"  (Philadelphia,  1898),  I  supposed  that  Sarah  Yerkes  above  was  the  one  of  that  name  who 
married,  6  March,  1747,  Daniel  Evans,  as  stated  in  that  work  (page  192).  Later  information  shows 
that  I  was  then  in  error. 


*  Pennsylvania  Archives,  2d  ser.,  xix.  330.  t  Ibid.,  303. 

I  Philadelphia  Deeds,  H,  iv.  449. 


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1752,  when  she  joined  with  some  of  her  brothers  and  a  sister  in  conveying  to 
their  brother,  Josiah  Yerkes,  land  of  which  their  father  had  died  possessed, 
and  she  is  styled  in  the  conveyance  "  of  Moreland,  widow."  On  the  back  of 
the  administration  bond  the  names  of  the  children  appear  as  follows : 

33.  Elizabeth  Hufty'. 

34.  Mary  Hufty*. 

35.  John  Hufty*. 

36.  Jacob  Hufty*. 

7.  JOSIAH  YERKES3  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  child  and  third 
son  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania, 
28  November,  171 8;  died  there,  in  September,  1793.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  on  a  farm  given  to  him  by  his  father,  in  Moreland,  on  the  Pennypack 
Creek,  above  the  mills  of  his  brother  Silas.  On  22  July,  1747,  he  mortgaged  * 
his  land,  consisting  of  eighty-four  acres,  to  Joseph  Spangenburg.  His  wife 
Mary  joined  him  in  this  mortgage;  also  in  a  mortgage  f  of  the  same  land, 
given  to  George  Sharswood,  of  Philadelphia,  16  April,  1765,  to  secure  the 
payment  of  £200;  and  in  a  deed,:]:  dated  11  February,  1755,  by  which  he  con- 
veyed certain  lands  to  his  brother,  Stephen  Yerkes.  The  date  of  his  marriage 
or  the  maiden  name  of  his  wife  is  not  certainly  known,  although  it  is  probable 
that  the  name  was  Walton,  as  Nathaniel  Walton,  of  Moreland,  in  his  will, 
dated  6  February,  1777,  names  "my  sister  Mary  Yerkes."  §  Mr.  Yerkes  no 
doubt  survived  his  wife,  as  she  is  not  named  in  his  will.||  This  instrument, 
dated  2  December,  1791,  proved  i  October,  1793,  describes  him  as  "of  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,"  and  names  son  Joshua,  son  Josiah,  daughter  Rebecca 
Wood,  granddaughter  Sarah  Boore,  daughter  Margary,  daughter  Mary,  and 
son  Nathaniel,  the  latter  being  named  as  executor,  and  the  devisee  of  his 
plantation,  which  at  that  time  consisted  of  one  hundred  acres. 

Children  of  Josiah^  and  Mary  Yerkes ;  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland : 

37.  Joshua  Yerkes*. 

38.  Josiah  Yerkes*,  married  Rachel  Edwards,  nee  Brooks. 

39.  Rebecca  Yerkes*,  living  at  the  date  of  her  father's  will ;  married,  30  January,  1765, 

Thomas  Wood. 

40.  Sarah  Yerkes*,  married,  in  May,  1774,  Thomas  Bower,  of  Moreland.    The  mar- 

riage was  performed  by  the  Reverend  John  Blackwell,  as  appears  from  the 
records  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church.  In  the  marriage  license,  dated 
20  April,  1774,  and  printed  in  Pennsylvania  Archives,  second  series,  ii.  322, 
the  name  is  spelled  "  Bower,"  while  Josiah  Yerkes,  in  his  will,  named  his 

*  Philadelphia  Mortgages,  G,  xiii.  507.  t  Ibid.,  X,  x.  86. 

}  Montgomery  County  Deeds,  xiii.  396.  §  Philadelphia  Wills,  S,  497. 

II  Montgomery  County  Wills,  i.  355. 

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"  granddaughter  Sarah  Boore,"  probably  a  misspelling  of  Bower.  Such  grand- 
daughter is  thought  to  have  been  the  only  issue  of  Sarah  Yerkes. 

41.  Margery  Yerkes*,  died  circa  1835;  married  Peter  Saurman. 

42.  Mary  Yerkes*. 

43.  Nathaniel  Yerkes*,  born  9  August,  1763;   died  s  June,  1831;   married  Sarah 

Johnson. 

8.  HARMAN  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  fifth 
child  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania, 
18  January,  1720;  died  there,  29  November,  1804.  He  began  his  business 
career  as  a  farmer  and  miller.  From  1752  until  1755,  he  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile pursuits  at  Plymouth,  but  returned  to  farming  the  latter  year,  and  con- 
tinued therein  until  1788.  He  was  a  large  land-owner.  His  first  real  estate 
purchase  was  made  when  he  was  but  twenty-six  years  old,  and  consisted  of 
a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  acres,  located  in  Plymouth  Township, 
Montgomery  County,  which  he  bought,  18  May,  1747,  from  his  brother  John, 
paying  him  therefore  two  hundred  and  ninety-seven  pounds.  It  is  believed 
that  he  removed  to  the  land  so  purchased  at  about  the  time  he  acquired  the 
same,  and  that  he  continued  there  until  about  1762,  when  he  is  supposed  to 
have  become  a  resident  of  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  where,  in  1765,  he  was 
an  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  where,  in  1772,  he  purchased  a  plantation  of  one 
hundred  and  eighty-one  acres  from  Joseph  Noble.  This  tract  was  situated  on 
the  Street  Road  at  what  is  now  Johnsville  Station  on  the  Northeast  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad,  and  on  this  tract  Harman  Yerkes  established  the  first  home- 
stead of  the  Yerkeses  in  Bucks  County,  and  there  some  of  his  descendants 
have  ever  since  resided.  He  returned  to  the  Manor  of  Moreland  in  1788, 
which  continued  to  be  his  place  of  residence  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Yerkes  was  an  active  supporter  of  the  War  of  Independence,  and  in 
1775  he  and  his  son  Edward,  who  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age,  enrolled 
themselves  in  the  Warminster  Company  of  Associators.  On  31  July,  1777, 
he  was  recommended  to  the  Executive  Council  by  Judge  Henry  Wynkoop  to 
look  after  billeting  the  poor.  It  is  probable  that  his  military  service  was  with 
the  militia  only.  On  more  than  one  occasion  the  British  troopers  from  Phila- 
delphia were  his  unwelcome  visitors,  and  his  family  was  subjected  to  the 
actual  terrors  and  trials  of  grim  war.  In  this  connection  Judge  Harman 
Yerkes,  of  Bucks  County,  has  contributed  the  following  item: 

"His  wife,  Mary  Clayton,  proved  herself  worthy  of  the  duty  of  taking  charge  of  a 
young  family  in  such  times,  as  is  shown  by  the  following  incident,  which  the  writer  heard 
related  from  the  lips  of  one  (Stephen  Beans,  then  a  small  boy)  who  was  present. 

"  The  house  then  occupied  by  the  family  stood  where  the  smaller  end  of  the  present 
homestead  now  stands.  It  contained  a  sitting-room  and  kitchen  on  the  first  floor,  with  an 
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out  attachment  used  as  quarters  for  the  slaves.  The  second  floor  was  divided  into  convenient 
rooms  by  plain  board  partitions. 

"  The  battle  of  '  Crooked  Billet,'  fought  in  1778,  began  less  than  two  miles  away,  and 
the  retreat,  or  rather  rout,  of  the  Americans  drifted  directly  over  the  adjacent  lands. 
Some  of  the  most  harrowing  scenes  of  that  dreadful  butchery  occurred  within  sight  of  the 
Yerkes  homestead. 

"  The  narrator  of  the  story  lived  at  the  next  place  north,  on  the  Street  Road,  and, 
the  men  of  the  neighborhood  being  away  at  the  scene  of  strife,  or  in  concealing  the  horses 
and  cattle,  he  [Beans]  accompanied  his  mother  to  the  Yerkes  place  at  the  first  alarm. 
While  the  two  women  and  children  were  in  the  sitting  room,  an  American  soldier  hastily 
ran  into  the  house,  coming  from  the  south  side,  and  took  refuge  under  a  bed  which  stood 
in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  room.  He  stated  that  he  was  being  pursued  by  the  enemy, 
and  in  much  alarm  asked  that  his  place  of  hiding  be  concealed.  Mrs.  Yerkes  told  him  he 
would  not  be  safe  there,  but  that  by  going  out  of  the  back  door  he  could  put  the  house 
between  him  and  his  pursuers,  and  might  reach  the  next  place,  where  there  was  a  large  pile 
of  buckwheat  straw,  in  which  he  could  hide  himself.  He  obeyed  her  directions,  and  in  a 
very  short  time  four  British  soldiers  came  in  the  opposite  door  and  inquired  for  him.  The 
ladies  protested  that  he  was  not  there.  The  soldiers  then  looked  under  the  bed,  searched  the 
up-stairs  rooms,  and,  after  maliciously  sticking  their  bayonets  through  the  bed-clothing, 
continued  the  pursuit. 

"  The  American  afterwards  returned  and  thanked  the  ladies  for  his  deliverance,  and 
stated  that  the  British  had  trampled  over  the  straw  and  thrust  their  bayonets  far  into  it,  but 
fortunately  without  touching  him.  They  spoke  of  setting  fire  to  it,  but  owing  to  some  alarm, 
abandoned  the  idea  and  departed." 

The  religious  affiliations  of  Harman  Yerkes  are  matters  of  some  interest 
to  his  descendants.  His  earliest  church  connection  was,  probably,  either  with 
the  Low  Dutch  Church,  in  which  faith  his  father  was  no  doubt  born,  or  with 
the  Baptists,  the  faith  of  his  mother,  but  on  the  eve  of  his  first  marriage  he 
identified  himself  with  the  Society  of  Friends,  his  first  wife  being  of  that  per- 
suasion. After  this,  his  speech  and  manners  are  said  to  have  conformed  to  the 
custom  of  the  Friends;  nevertheless,  his  second  and  third  marriages  were 
performed  by  Baptist  clergymen,  and  he  seems  to  have  become  a  member 
of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  Bucks  County,  as  he  was  one  of  the  com- 
mittee of  that  church,  in  1772,  for  the  building  of  a  new  meeting-house,  and 
was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  same.  These  latter  facts  suggest  the  strong 
probability  that  shortly  before  his  second  marriage  he  attached  himself  to  the 
faith  of  his  mother,  and  of  his  distinguished  grandfather,  the  Reverend  John 
Watts. 

His  death  is  thus  recorded  in  the  American  Daily  Advertiser,  under  date 
of  7  December,  1804: 

"Died,  in  Moreland  Township,  Montgomery  County,  on  the  29th  of  November,  Mr. 
Harman  Yerkes,  in  the  85th  year  of  his  age,  and  on  the  2d  inst.  his  remains  were  interred 
in  the  Baptist  burial-ground,  at  Southampton,  followed  by  a  numerous  train  of  relatives 
and  friends.  In  him  was  united  the  tender  husband,  the  affectionate  father,  and  the  steady 
friend. 

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"  Yes,  he  must  die !  the  nearest  friend  must  part ; 
The  Victor  Death,  excepts  not  of  a  claim  ; 
And  though  the  stroke  may  crush  a  kindred  heart 
He  heeds  it  not, — to  supplicate  is  vain ! 

"He  has  gone,  his  spirit  has  flown  to  regions  of  everlasting  bliss;  but  long  will  he 
exist  in  the  hearts  of  those  whom  he  hath  left  behind, — yea,  until  time  with  them  shall  be 
no  longer,  until  they  like  him  shall  be  no  more." 

He  married  (i),  at  Plymouth  Meeting-House,  22  March,  1750-51,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Edward  Stroud,  of  Whitemarsh.  She  died  circa  1771,  and  he 
married  (2),  30  September,  1773,  Mrs.  Mary  (Houghton)  Clayton,  widow 
of  Richard  Clayton.  She  died  in  1785,  and  bequeathed  a  sum  of  money  to 
the  Southampton  Baptist  Church  for  building  a  wall  around  its  graveyard, 
with  which  church  she  was  actively  identified,  and  by  whose  pastor.  Reverend 
Jonathan  Blackwood,  she  was  married  to  Mr.  Yerkes.  He  married  (3), 
28  March,  1788,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Ball)  Tompkins,  widow  of  John  Tompkins. 
She  died  in  1819.  After  this  marriage  Mr.  Yerkes  removed  to  his  wife's 
home,  on  the  Old  York  Road,  in  Moreland,  where  the  "  widow"  Tompkins 
kept  an  inn  and  store,  the  management  of  which  now  fell  to  Mr.  Yerkes. 

Children  of  Harman'  and  Mary  (Stroud)  Yerkes: 

44.  William  Yerkes*,  born  10  February,  1751-52;  died  in  infancy. 

45.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  5  September,  1753;  married,  14  April,  1770,  John  Hufty. 

46.  Catharine  Yerkes*,  born  19  June,  1755;  died  prior  to  30  June,  1821;  married 

Major  Reading  Howell. 

47.  Edward  Yerkes*,  born  19  April,  1757;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution  and  later 

a  sea-captain;  died  at  sea. 

48.  Sarah  Yerkes*,  born  in  July,  1759;  died  in  infancy. 

49.  Stephen  Yerkes*,  born  20  October,  1762;  died  in  1823;  married  Alice  Watson, 
so.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  5  January,  1765;  died  unmarried. 

51.  Harman  Yerkes*,  born  25  July,  1767;  died  12  February,  1837;  married  Margaret 

Long. 

52.  William  Yerkes*,  born  23  June,  1769 ;  died  in  1823 ;  married  Letitia  Esther  Long. 

9.  SILAS  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  child  and  fifth  son 
of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of 
Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  15  February,  1723; 
died  there,  25  September,  1795,  and  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the 
Southampton  Baptist  Church.  He  was  a  large  land-owner  and  a  prosperous 
miller  and  farmer.  Under  the  will  of  his  father,  Silas  Yerkes  became  entitled 
to  a  one-fourth  interest  in  the  property  in  Moreland  that  had  been  the  home- 
stead of  the  father  and  grandfather,  and  by  deed  of  10  February,  1755,  the 
remaining  interests  in  the  property,  which  consisted  of  two  hundred  acres, 
were  conveyed  to  him  by  his  mother  and  his  brothers  Stephen,  Elias,  and  Titus. 
At  this  time  Silas  Yerkes  was  residing  in  Warwick  Township,  Bucks  County, 

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where  he  would  seem  to  have  been  engaged  in  the  milling  business,  as  he  is 
described  as  "  miller"  in  the  conveyance  here  mentioned,  and  he  continued  to 
reside  there  until  after  the  birth  of  his  daughter  Elizabeth,  when  he  removed 
to  the  homestead  estate  in  Moreland,  and  there  continued  the  milling  business, 
as  well  as  carried  on  farming.  The  mill  property  later  came  into  possession 
of  the  Shelmire  family,  and  was  long  known  as  "  Shelmire's  Mills."  The  mills 
were  destroyed  by  fire  some  years  ago.  The  spot  where  they  stood  is  one  of 
the  most  picturesque  localities  in  Montgomery  County.  In  1780  the  tax  list 
of  Moreland  contained  over  four  hundred  names,  the  third  highest  assessment 
being  that  of  Silas  Yerkes. 

Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  man  of  much  intelligence  and  a  devout  Christian.  In 
1755  united  with  others  in  founding  the  Union  Library  Company  of 
Hatboro,  one  of  the  earliest  library  organizations  in  Pennsylvania,  and  he  was 
an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  the  principles  and  doctrines  of  which 
he  imbibed  from  his  mother  and  inherited  from  his  grandfather,  the  Reverend 
John  Watts.  A  formal  profession  of  religious  faith  was,  however,  not  made 
until  I  June,  1742,  when  he  was  baptized  in  the  Pennypack  Creek,  and  became 
a  member  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  Bucks  County,  retaining  mem- 
bership until  his  death.  Mr.  Yerkes  no  doubt  received  his  Christian  name 
in  honor  of  his  uncle,  Silas  Watts. 

Silas  Yerkes  was  married  by  the  Reverend  Joshua  Potts,  pastor  of  the 
Southampton  Baptist  Church,  14  June,  1750,  to  Hannah  Dungan;  born  in 
Bucks  County,  24  September,  1725;  died  at  the  seat  of  her  husband,  22 
August,  1792 ;  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Esther  Dungan,  and  granddaughter  of 
the  Reverend  Thomas  Dungan  *  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Weaver.  Silas  Yerkes's 
will,f  dated  21  March,  1795,  was  proved  22  October,  same  year,  and  names  the 

*  Reverend  Thomas  Dungan  was  a  son  of  William  Dungan,  a  merchant  of  London,  England, 
by  his  wife  Frances  Latham,  and  was  born  in  that  city  about  1632.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
Lewis  Latham,  Sergeant-Falconer  to  Charles  L  Upon  the  death  of  William  Dungan,  his  widow  mar- 
ried Captain  Jeremiah  Clarke,  with  whom,  accompanied  by  her  children,  she  emigrated  to  New  Eng- 
land, and  settled  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  where  Captain  Clarke  rose  to  prominence.  Captain 
Clarke  dying,  his  widow  married,  for  third  husband.  Reverend  William  Vaughan,  a  Baptist  clergy- 
man, of  Newport.  Thomas  Dungan  imbibed  the  Baptist  faith,  and  became  a  Baptist  clergyman, 
having  received  his  instruction  in  theology,  it  is  thought,  from  his  step-father,  Reverend  William 
Vaughan.  He  was  one  of  the  patentees  of  East  Greenwich,  Rhode  Island ;  was  a  representative  of 
that  town  in  the  Assembly  of  that  Colony  in  1678  and  1681,  and  served  as  sergeant  in  the  Newport 
militia.  In  1682  he  sold  his  estates  at  East  Greenwich  and  Newport,  and  shortly  afterwards  removed 
to  Pennsylvania,  settling  at  Cold  Spring,  Bucks  County,  where  he  founded  a  Baptist  Church,  the  first 
in  that  Province,  and  the  first  English  congregation  there  outside  of  the  Friends.  Mr.  Dungan 
became  the  pastor  of  the  church,  and  continued  his  ministrations  as  such  until  his  death  in  1688.  He 
married,  at  Newport,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sergeant  Clement  Weaver  by  his  wife  Mary  Freeborn. 
Sergeant  Weaver  was  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  Assembly  in  1678,  and  William  Freeborn,  his 
wife's  father,  was  a  member  in  1657.  (See  "  Memorials  of  the  Reading,  Howell,  Yerkes,  Watts,  Latham, 
and  Elkins  Families"  for  fuller  mention  of  Reverend  Thomas  Dungan,  and  some  account  of  his  family 
connections.) 

t  Montgomery  County  Wills,  i.  471. 

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1  of  his  daughter  Elizabeth,  when  he  removed 
1,  and  there  continued  ' 
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;  long  known  as  "  Shelmire's  Mills."  The 
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children  given  below,  with  the  exception  of  Thomas  and  John,  both  of  whom 
are  supposed  to  have  died  before  the  will  was  made.  His  five  eldest  children 
were  born  in  Warwick  Township,  Bucks  County,  and  the  others  at  the  home- 
stead in  Moreland. 

Children  of  Silas^  and  Hannah  (Dungan)  Yerkes: 

53.  Elias  Yerkes*,  born  7  December,  1751 ;  died  15  January,  1828;  married  . 

54.  Deborah  Yerkes*,  born  3  September,  1753;    died  11  February,  1826;  married 

Samuel  Ayres. 

55.  Esther  Yerkes*,  born  13  February,  1755 ;  married  Charles  Ayres  (a  brother  of 

William  Ayres,  who  married  her  sister  Deborah),  and  had  one  child:  (56) 
Mary  Ayres",  who  married  Jonathan  Yerkes  (No.  265). 

57.  Thomas  Yerkes*,  born  24  September,  1756;  died  in  1781. 

58.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  26  March,  1758;  died  2  September,  1826;  married  Daniel 

Howell. 

59.  John  Yerkes*,  born  26  September,  1760;  probably  died  young. 

60.  Silas  Yerkes*,  born  circa  1762;   died  15  January,  1837,  unmarried  and  without 

issue.  His  death  is  thus  noted  in  the  records  of  the  Southampton  Baptist 
Church :  "  Silas  Yerkes,  beloved  disciple,  fell  asleep  in  Jesus,  we  think,  on 
Sunday,  about  noon,  the  isth  of  January,  1837,  and  was  buried  at  South- 
ampton." 

61.  Hannah  Yerkes*,  born  circa  1764;   married  John  Wright,  by  whom  she  had: 

(62)  Esther  Wright',  who  never  married. 

63.  Daniel  Yerkes*,  born  23  July,  1767;  died  30  September,  1824;  married  (i)  Mar- 

tha Collom;   (2)  Esther  Lykens. 

64.  Benjamin  Yerkes*,  born  22  February,  1768;  died  25  June,  1847;  married  Rachel 

Buzart. 

10.  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  daughter 
and  seventh  child  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  bom 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  29  January,  1725;  died,  probably  at  Chestnut 
Hill,  Philadelphia,  11  March,  1793;  married  John  Howell,  Esqr,  born  in 
Amwell  Township,  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  8  August,  1721 ;  died  at 
Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia,  27  July,  1808;  son  of  Captain  Daniel  Howell,* 
of  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  by  his  wife  Elsie  Reading,  daughter  of 
Colonel  John  Reading,  of  the  same  place,  and  sister  of  Honorable  John  Reading, 
the  first  native-born  governor  of  New  Jersey. 

Mr.  Howell  received  under  the  will  of  his  father  one-half  interest  in  a 
grist-mill  and  in  a  plantation  of  sixty  acres,  located  in  Hunterdon  County,  on 
the  banks  of  the  Delaware.  How  long  he  resided  at  Amwell  is  not  known. 
His  uncle,  Benjamin  Howell,  resided  in  Philadelphia,  at  what  is  now  Chestnut 
Hill.  He  was  childless,  and  it  is  conjectured  that  upon  the  decease  of  his 
brother  Daniel  he  became  interested  in  the  latter's  son  John,  and  induced  him 

•  Some  account  of  his  ancestry,  and  a  record  of  his  descendants  will  be  found  in  "  Memorials  of 
the  Reading,  Howell,  Yerkes,  Watts,  Latham,  and  Elkins  Families,"  published  in  1898,  by  the  author 
of  the  present  work. 


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to  settle  at  Chestnut  Hill.  The  uncle  died  in  1774,  and  evidenced  his  esteem 
for  his  nephew  by  naming  him  executor  of  his  will  and  residuary  legatee  and 
devisee  thereunder.*  John  Howell  engaged  in  the  business  of  a  saddler  and 
harness-maker.  He  came  to  be  highly  regarded  by  his  fellow-citizens,  as  is 
abundantly  shown  in  his  election  as  justice  of  the  peace,  to  which  he  was  duly 
commissioned,  7  June,  1780,  by  the  Supreme  Executive  Council  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  maintained  the  dignities  and  performed  the  duties  of  a  "  country 
squire"  until  11  January,  1785,  when  he  tendered  his  resignation  to  the 
Council,  as  shown  by  his  letter  published  in  the  records  of  that  body.  Both 
Mr.  Howell  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  Phila- 
delphia, and,  later,  of  the  Ridge  Avenue  Baptist  Church  at  Roxborough, 
Philadelphia,  in  the  burying-ground  of  which  they  were  doubtless  buried. 

Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Howell;  all  born  probably  at  or 
near  Chestnut  Hill : 

65.  Mary  Howell*,  married  Thomas  Norton. 

66.  Hannah  Howell*,  born  30  December,  1752;  died  28  October,  1820;  married,  8 

January,  1778,  Major  John  Levering,  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  service. 

67.  Daniel  Howell*,  born  about  1753;   died  in  February,  1830;  married  Elizabeth 

Yerkes  (No.  58). 

68.  Sarah  Howell',  born  circa  1761 ;  married,  about  1784,  Anthony  Levering. 

69.  Elizabeth  Howell*,  married    Schuler. 

70.  Reading  Howell*,  married,  3  June,  1792,  Mary  Busby. 

II.  STEPHEN  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  eighth 
child  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  3  August,  1727, 
and  died  there,  probably  shortly  before  23  December,  1811,  the  date  of  the 
probate  of  his  will.  He  was  a  farmer  and  land-owner,  and  resided  in  More- 
land  throughout  his  life.  His  father  devised  to  him  a  one-fourth  share  in 
the  two  hundred  acre  plantation  which  he,  the  father,  had  received  from 
his  father,  Anthony  Yerkes,  which  share  Stephen  Yerkes  sold  to  his  brother 
Silas. 

Stephen  Yerkes  married  Rebecca  Whiteside,  who  was  living  28  July, 
1811,  and  is  named  in  her  husband's  will  of  that  date.  The  others  named 
therein  are:  sons  Samuel  and  Joseph,  daughters  Rebecca  and  Rachel,  and 
grandchildren  Mary,  Emma,  and  Thomas,  the  children  of  his  deceased  daugh- 
ter Elizabeth,  "  late  the  wife  of  Eli  Morgan."  His  son  Samuel  Yerkes  and 
George  Shelmire  were  appointed  executors.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  member  of 
the  Union  Library  Company  of  Hatboro,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church. 

•  Philadelphia  Wills,  ii.  44. 

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Children  of  Stephen^  and  Rebecca  (Whiteside)  Yerkes;  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland : 

71.  James  Yerkes*,  born  24  December,  1756;  died  in  infancy. 

72.  Stephen  Yerkes*,  born  4  June,  1759;  died  at  about  fifty  years  of  age,  unmarried. 

73.  James  Yerkes*,  born  2  October,  1761 ;  died  at  Ovid,  New  York,  in  June,  1804; 

married,  23  December,  1783,  Rachel  Shaw.  He  removed  with  his  family  to 
Ovid,  New  York,  after  22  September,  1800,  on  which  day  he  conveyed  land  in 
Moreland,  which  his  father  had  conveyed  to  him  6  May,  1797,  and  the  son  is 
described  in  the  former  conveyance  as  "  of  Moreland."  He  is  said  to  have  had 
ten  children,  "all  of  whom  died  young."  His  will,*  dated  Ovid,  11  June, 
1804,  proved  28th  of  same  month,  names  wife  Rachel,  and  mentions  "  sons" 
and  "  daughters,"  but  only  one  child  by  name, — Stephen.  He  directs  that  his 
estate  should  be  sold,  debts  paid,  and  that  his  family  should  remove  to  Penn- 
sylvania, "  among  my  relations,  and  there  remain  until  my  youngest  child  be 
twenty-one  years  of  age."  As  none  of  the  family  are  mentioned  in  his  father's 
will,  it  is  believed  that  all  had  died  before  the  date  thereof. 

74.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  18  February,  1764;  died  before  28  July,  181 1;  married, 

by  the  Reverend  William  Van  Horne,  Pastor  of  the  Southampton  Baptist 
Church,  17  February,  1782,  to  Eli  Morgan,  by  whom  she  had,  according  to 
the  will  of  her  father:  (75)  Mary  Morgan'.  (76)  Emma  Morgan*.  (77) 
Thomas  Morgan*. 

78.  Rebecca  Yerkes*,  born  2  October,  1766;   married  Levi  Watson,  son  of  Joseph 

Watson  t  by  his  wife  Rachel  Croasdale,  and  had  issue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wat- 
son removed  to  Wayne  County,  New  York,  but  the  writer  has  failed  to 
obtain  their  family  record.  It  is  said  that  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watson  had  two  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  it  is  known  that  their  daughter,  Sarah  Watson,  married, 
in  1817,  Samuel  Smith,  a  prominent  school-teacher,  of  whom  see  "  Scharf's 
History  of  Delaware,"  742. 

79.  Joseph  Yerkes*,  born  5  July,  1769;  died  10  January,  1850;  married  Mary  Purdy. 

80.  Rachel  Yerkes*,  born  4  November,  1772;  married  James  Rogers. 

81.  Samuel  Yerkes*,  born  24  September,  1775;  died  19  March,  1861 ;  married  Eliza- 

beth Rutherton. 

12.  ELIAS  YERKES'  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  ninth  child  and  seventh 
son  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania, 
7  February,  1729;  died  there,  16  January,  1799.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  throughout  his  life  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland.  The  Pennsylvania 
Gazette  of  23  August,  1770,  contained  this  advertisement: 

"  Supposed  to  be  Stolen,  on  Tuesday  night,  the  14th  of  this  instant  August,  from  the 
plantation  of  Elias  Yerkes,  living  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Philadelphia  County,  a  dark 
bay  mare,  9  years  old  between  14  &  15  hands  high,  a  large  star  on  her  forehead,  behind  feet 
white,  shod  before,  she  can  pace  and  trot,  but  is  more  inclined  to  pace.  Whoever  takes  her 
up  and  secures  said  Mare,  so  as  the  owner  may  have  her  again  shall  have  Ten  shillings,  and 

*  Seneca  County,  New  York,  Wills,  A,  7. 

t  Joseph  Watson  was  a  son  of  Mark  Watson,  Esq',  of  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  who  was, 
for  many  years,  a  member  of  the  Provincial  Assembly,  and  one  of  the  justices  of  the  courts  of  Bucks 
County. 


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if  stolen  Twenty  shillings,  for  the  Mare,  and  three  pounds  for  the  mare  and  thief,  and 
reasonable  charges  paid  by  me. 

"Elias  Yerkes." 

Mr.  Yerkes  married,  i8  March,  1756,  Rebecca  Foster,  who  died  30 
November,  1820,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  her  age.  Her  will,  dated  16 
February,  1807,  was  proved  in  Montgomery  County,  23  November,  1821, 
and  names  sons  Isaac,  David,  Elias,  and  Arthur,  and  daughters  Mary,  Rebecca, 
Sarah,  and  Susanna.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  were  baptized  according  to 
the  Baptist  faith,  10  October,  1773,  and  were  received  into  membership  in 
the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  the  religious  home  of  many  of  the  Yerkes 
family.  They  were  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  that  church,  where  a  stone  marks 
their  grave,  as  is  shown  in  the  accompanying  illustration. 

Children  of  Elias^  and  Rebecca  (Foster)  Yerkes;  born  in  the  Manor  of  More- 
land  : 

82.  Elias  Yerkes*,  born  16  January,  1757;  died  21  June,  1844;  married  . 

83.  George  Yerkes*,  born  18  September,  1758;    died  25  December,  1839;  married 

Rebecca  . 

84.  Euzabeth  Yerkes*,  born  3  October,  1760;  married,  by  the  Reverend  David  Jones, 

pastor  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  9  April,  1789,  to  Nathan  Marple. 
It  would  appear  from  the  will  of  her  sister  Mary  that  she  had  by  this  marriage 
a  daughter:   (85)  Elizabeth  Marple°. 

86.  Susanna  Yerkes*,  born  27  September,  1762. 

87.  Isaac  Yerkes*,  born  17  March,  1765;  died  unmarried  and  without  issue.   His  will, 

dated  7  September,  1823,  proved  in  Montgomery  County,  26  May,  1827,  names 
brother  David,  and  Elias,  "  son  of  my  brother  Arthur,"  and  gives  the  remainder 
of  his  estate  to  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes,  another  son  of  his  brother  Arthur. 

88.  Mary  Yerkes*,  born  15  November,  1766;  died,  unmarried,  circa  1852.    Her  will, 

dated  12  April,  1848,  proved  14  September,  1852,  names  sisters  Sarah  Michener 
and  Rebecca  Yerkes,  nephew  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes,  and  Lydia  Lukens,  "  daugh- 
ter of  my  brother  Elias,"  and  Elizabeth  Edwards,  "  daughter  of  my  deceased 
sister"  Elizabeth  Marple. 

89.  Rebecca  Yerkes*,  born  15  November,  1766;  died  18  August,  1850. 

90.  Arthur  Yerkes*,  born  11  February,  1769;  died  23  October,  1840;  married  Eliza- 

beth Hart. 

91.  Sarah  Yerkes*,  born  11  June,  1772;  died  17  May,  1856;  married  Thomas  Mich- 

ener, Jr. 

92.  David  S.  Yerkes*,  died  unmarried;  will,  proved  21  May,  1849,  names  David  S.  Y. 

Lukens,  "  son  of  my  niece  Lydia." 

13.  TITUS  YERKES^  (Herman^,  Anthony^),  eighth  son  and  tenth 
and  youngest  child  of  Herman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Watts,  was  born 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County, 
Pennsylvania,  circa  1731;  died  there  in  1762,  and  letters  of  administration 
on  his  estate  were  granted,  13  October  of  that  year,  unto  his  widow,  Margaret 
Yerkes.    He  was  a  farmer  and  miller,  and  owned  a  farm  of  seventy  acres, 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


since  known  as  the  "  Factory  Farm,"  located  in  what  is  now  Terwood,  in 
Moreland  Township.  Two  streams  met  upon  the  farm,  the  united  water- 
power  of  which  was  utiHzed  by  Titus  Yerkes  to  turn  his  saw-mill.  He 
married,  about  1757,  Margaret  Paul,  who  was  no  doubt  a  descendant  of 
Joseph  Paul,  the  founder  of  the  well-known  Paul  family  of  Philadelphia. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Yerkes  she  married,  as  second  husband  (license  issued 
4  January,  1764),  John  Nesmith,  a  miller  of  Moreland,  and  she  died  16 
January,  1823,  in  the  eighty-eighth  year  of  her  age.  On  17  September,  1764, 
a  few  months  after  her  second  marriage,  as  the  administratrix  of  Mr.  Yerkes's 
estate,  she  presented  a  petition  to  the  Orphans'  Court  of  Philadelphia  County 
for  leave  to  sell  the  plantation  and  saw-mill  of  her  late  husband.  Mr.  Yerkes 
was  a  member  of  the  Union  Library  Company  of  Hatboro. 

Children  of  Titus'  and  Margaret  (Paul)  Yerkes;  born  in  Moreland: 

93.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  8  December,  1759;  died  27  March,  1835;  married  Eliza- 

beth Jarrett. 

94.  Titus  Yerkes*,  born  15  November,  1762;   died  15  June,  1846;   married  Mary 

Streper. 


FOURTH  GENERATION 


1 8.  JACOB  YERKES*  (Anthony^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^ ) ,  son  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane,  was  born 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  about  1744,  and  died  there,  28 
March,  18 19,  in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  received  under  his  father's  will  two  large  plan- 
tations in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  one  of  which  consisted 
of  one  hundred  acres,  located  on  the  east  side  of  the  public 
road  leading  from  Philadelphia  to  Southampton,  and  the 
other  of  over  eighty-three  acres,  on  the  west  side  of  that 
road,  and  opposite  the  first-named  tract.  He  was  earnestly 
loyal  to  the  cause  of  American  Independence,  and  during  the 
Revolution  was  first  lieutenant  of  the  Second  Company,  First 
Battalion,  Philadelphia  County  militia,  Lieutenant-Colonel 
George  Smith  commanding.  He  was  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  and  at  one  time  one  of 
the  trustees  of  that  organization,  and  is  buried  in  its  grave- 
yard. He  married  ( i )  Elizabeth  Gaunt,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Gaunt  by  his  wife  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Peter  Gardiner,  Senr, 
of  Philadelphia,  and  sister  of  John  Gardiner,  a  merchant  of 
that  city.  She  died  before  May,  1795,  at  which  time  he 
married  (2)  Sarah  Fleming,  the  marriage  ceremony  being 
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performed  by  the  Reverend  Thomas  Memminger,  pastor  of  the  Southampton 
Baptist  Church.  She  died  before  17  November,  1840,  on  which  day  letters 
of  administration  upon  her  estate  were  granted  by  the  Register  of  Wills  of 
Montgomery  County. 

Child  by  first  wife,  Elizabeth  Gaunt : 

95.  William  G.  Yerkes',  married,  and  is  said  to  have  had  two  daughters,  one  of  whom 

married  John  Stockdale,  and  the  other  Jacob  Stockdale. 

Children  by  second  wife,  Sarah  Fleming: 

96.  Cassandra  T.  Yerkes",  died  in  1871 ;  married  her  cousin,  Joseph  Yerkes  (No.  loi). 

97.  Jane  Yerkes',  born  6  January,  1798;  died  11  November,  1867;  married  (i)  John 

Wynkoop  Hogeland;  (2)  John  Martindale. 

19.  ANTHONY  YERKES*  (Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^,  son  of 
Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland, 
Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  circa  1745; 
died  there,  circa  October,  1804,  letters  of  administration  on  his  estate  being 
granted  on  the  19th  of  that  month.  He  loved  the  soil,  as  had  his  ancestors, 
and  spent  his  uneventful  life  engaged  in  farming  in  the  locality  in  which  he 
was  born.  He  served  in  the  Pennsylvania  militia  in  the  Revolution.  He 
married  (license  issued  7  March,  1772)  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah 
Harper. 

Children  of  Anthony*  and  Mary  (Harper)  Yerkes: 

98.  Jane  or  Jean  Yerkes",  born  16  February,  1773. 

99.  Robert  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  1774;   died  19  April,  1849;   married  Mary 

Wright. 

100.  Jacob  Yerkes',  born  19  January,  1776;  died  28  February,  1846;  married  Mary 

Beans. 

101.  Joseph  Yerkes',  born  11  October,  1777;  married  his  cousin,  Cassandra  T.  Yerkes 

(No.  96). 

102.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  3  September,  1782;  died  23  September,  1846;  married 

Maria  Watkins. 

103.  Sarah  Yerkes'. 

104.  Mary  Harper  Yerkes',  married  Giles  McDowell. 

20.  JOSEPH  YERKES*  (Anthony',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  son  of  An- 
thony Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Mont- 
gomery (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  circa  1746,  and  died 
there,  24  December,  1807.  He  removed  to  Philadelphia  prior  to  1768,  where 
he  established  a  private  school,  which  he  conducted  until  1800,  when  he  retired 
to  his  estate  in  Moreland.  The  columns  of  the  Pennsylvania  Gazette  of  22 
September,  1 768,  contain  the  following : 

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"  Philadelphia,  September  22,  1768. 
"  On  Monday,  the  Third  October,  the  Subscribers  propose  to  open  Evening  Schools  at 
their  respective  School  Houses  in  this  City,  where  will  be  taught.  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Book- 
Keeping,  &c.  Likewise  the  most  useful  Branches  of  the  Mathematics,  at  the  usual  Prices, 
by  David  Ellison,  William  Oliphant,  Todd  and  Dickinson,  Moles  Patterson,  John  Willson, 
James  Cannon,  Alexander  Power,  Andrew  Porter,  Patrick  Lanagan,  and  Joseph  Yerkes." 

Those  named  were  no  doubt  the  chief  school-masters  in  Philadelphia  of 
that  day,  and  it  is  an  item  of  some  interest  to  know  that  Joseph  Yerkes  is  the 
only  one  who  was  of  Dutch  or  German  descent,  and  that  most  of  the  others 
were  either  of  Scotch-Irish  birth  or  lineage.  William  Oliphant  and  Alexander 
Power  were  tutors  at  the  College  of  Philadelphia,  now  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  James  Cannon  was  Professor  of  Mathematics  at  the  same 
institution,  and  Andrew  Porter  became  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  was  the  ancestor  of  many  noted  Pennsylvanians.* 

When  Samuel  Hazzard  came  to  write  his  "  Annals  of  Philadelphia  and 
Pennsylvania  in  the  Olden  Time,"  he  recalled  a  few  of  the  old  school-teachers 
of  Philadelphia,  among  them  Joseph  Yerkes.  In  his  article  on  "  Education," 
Hazzard  writes : 

"  Common  education,  to  become  general,  should  be  low  in  price,  and  the  places  be 
occupied  by  patient,  unambitious  men,  of  peculiar  minds — such  as  most  like  retirement  and 
freedom  from  business  excitements,  and  who,  for  that  cause,  are  well  satisfied  to  content 
themselves  with  small  things.  There  are  such  men — and  there  were  such  men.  The  good 
Anthony  Benezet  taught  his  scholars  at  ten  shillings  a  quarter;  and  we  can  remember  the 
long  and  quiet  lives  of  such  school-masters  as  Lyttle,  Todd,  Trip,  Clark,  Rankin,  Yerkes, 
Gartly,  and  others,  at  the  same  terms.  They  acquired  a  little  home  in  a  long  life,  were 
quite  content,  and  only  aimed  at  most  to  qualify  their  children  for  more  aspiring  situations. 
They  never  thought  of  vacations  and  indulgences,  wherein  the  pupils  lost  half  as  much  by 
absence  as  they  had  acquired.  They  conceived,  and  conceived  truly,  that  their  business  was 
to  make  their  scholars  good  writers,  good  arithmeticians,  good  readers,  and  intelligent  gram- 
marians; and  then  they  justly  inferred  that  they  were  qualified,  by  their  own  separate  exer- 
tions, to  improve  themselves  at  home,  if  they  would,  in  all  manner  of  intellectual  attainments, 
such  as  history,  philosophy,  belles-lettres,  etc." 

*  Andrew  Porter  was  appointed  by  Congress,  19  June,  1776,  captain  in  the  marine  service, 
and  was  afterwards  transferred  to  Lamb's  Artillery,  Continental  Line.  On  19  April,  1781,  he  was 
promoted  major  in  the  Pennsylvania  Artillery  Regiment,  Continental  Line,  and  on  24  December,  1782, 
lieutenant-colonel,  to  rank  as  such  from  i  January,  1782,  and  he  commanded  that  regiment  from 
October,  1781,  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Immediately  after  the  war  he  was  tendered  the  chair  ol 
Mathematics  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  but  declined  the  same,  saying  that  "  as  long  as  he  had 
commanded  men  he  would  not  return  to  flogging  boys."  He  subsequently  became  a  major-general  in 
the  Pennsylvania  militia,  and  at  his  death  was  Surveyor-General  of  the  State.  He  was  the  father  of 
David  Rittenhouse  Porter,  governor  of  Pennsylvania,  1832-1845 ;  George  Bryan  Porter,  governor  of 
Michigan,  1832-1834 ;  and  of  James  Madison  Porter,  a  distinguished  jurist ;  the  grandfather  of  Hon- 
orable William  A.  Porter,  a  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  and  of  General  Horace 
Porter,  the  present  Ambassador  of  the  United  States  to  France  ;  and  the  great-grandfather  of  Colonel 
John  Biddle  Porter,  U.S.A.,  Colonel  William  Brooke  Rawle,  and  other  prominent  Philadelphians. 

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Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  At  the  time  of  his 
removal  from  Philadelphia  he  resided  and  had  his  school  at  the  northwest 
comer  of  Third  and  Branch  Streets,  which  property  he  owned.  From  his 
will,*  dated  22  ii  mo.  (November),  1807,  proved  21  January,  1808,  we  learn 
that  he  owned  several  tracts  of  land  in  Moreland.  Two  of  these  he  purchased 
from  his  brother  Jacob,  two  from  his  brother  Anthony,  and  one  from  his 
uncle  Silas. 

He  married  Hannah  Ashton.    She  did  not  survive  her  husband. 

Children  of  Joseph*  and  Hannah  (Ashton)  Yerkes;  born  in  Philadelphia: 

105.  Hannah  Yerkes°,  married           Tompkins,  by  whom  she  had:    (106)  Joseph 

Yerkes  Tompkins'.    (107)  Elizabeth  Tompkins',  married    Lukens. 

108.  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  circa  1776;  died  28  February,  1836;  married  Susanna 
Canby. 

22.  DAVID  YERKES"  (Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  son  of  An- 
thony Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Mont- 
gomery (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  12  August,  1752; 
died  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  24  January,  18 18.  He  was  an  officer  in  the 
Revolutionary  army,  serving  as  first  lieutenant  of  Captain  Josiah  Hart's  com- 
pany, f  in  the  Fourth  Battalion  of  Philadelphia  County  militia.  He  held 
positions  of  public  trust  in  Baltimore,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and 
Honorable  Mechanical  Company  of  Baltimore,  the  oldest  organization  in  that 
city.  He  married,:):  i  November,  1787,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Thomas,  nee  Wilmer- 
ton,  born  15  March,  1750;  died  at  Baltimore,  22  September,  1828;  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  Wilmerton;  and  at  about  the  time  of  his  marriage  he 
removed  to  Baltimore,  where  he  remained  until  his  death.  The  following 
obituary  appears  in  the  American  Daily  Advertiser,  of  Philadelphia,  under  date 
of  31  January,  18 18: 

"  Died — at  Baltimore,  on  Saturday  evening  last,  of  an  apoplectic  fit,  Mr.  David  Yerkiss, 
in  the  65th  year  of  his  age,  for  many  years  a  respectable  inhabitant  of  that  City.  Mr.  Yerkiss 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  was  bred  in  the  Calvinistic  faith,  but  was  among  the  first 
in  this  City  to  receive  the  heavenly  doctrines  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  promulgated  in  the 
theological  writings  of  Emanuel  Swedenborg,  and  has  through  life  verified  his  faith  by  a 
deportment  the  most  amiable  and  inofifensive.  If  to  die  without  leaving  a  solitary  enemy 
behind  be  evidence  of  worth,  such  may  literally  and  truly,  we  believe,  be  said  of  Mr.  Yerkiss, 
and  his  friends  were  as  numerous  as  his  acquaintances.  He  left  an  amiable  wife  and  party 
to  bemoan  his  loss  and  bathe  with  tears  of  anguish  the  fondly  cherished  memory  of  an 
affectionate  husband,  and  indulgent  parent." 

*  Montgomery  County  Wills,  iii.  i. 

t  Pennsylvania  Archives,  zd  ser.,  xiii.  591,  605. 

t  Records  of  Abington  Presbyterian  Church. 


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Children  of  David*  and  Elizabeth  (Wilmerton)  Yerkes;  born  in  Baltimore: 

109.  Eliza  Wilmerton  Yerkes',  born  12  March,  1788. 

no.  Jane  Yerkes',  born  27  February,  1790;  died  11  March,  1790. 

111.  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  6  November,  1793;  died  2  August,  1821 ;  married  Sarah 

Richards. 

25.  JOHN  YERKES*  (John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and 
second  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  McVaugh,  was  born  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 6  October,  1743;  died  in  Whitemarsh  Township,  same  county,  in  1803 
or  1806.  The  date  marked  on  the  inventory  filed  in  his  estate  is  4  February, 
1803,  and  the  administration  bond  is  dated  4  February,  1806.  One  of  these 
is  no  doubt  an  error.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Whitemarsh  Town- 
ship. He  married  (license  dated  20  August,  1769)  Ann  Coffing,  daughter  of 
Abraham  and  Margaret  Coffing.*  She  was  a  member  of  Abington  Meeting  at 
the  time  of  her  marriage,  but  married  "  out  of  meeting," — that  is,  not  accord- 
ing to  the  custom  of  the  Society  of  Friends, — and  in  consequence  of  such 
"  out  going"  she  was  deprived  of  her  membership  in  that  society.f 

Children  of  John*  and  Ann  (Coffing)  Yerkes: 

112.  Abraham  Yerkes",  born  29  May,  1770;  died  23  or  28  October,  1827;  married 

Mary  Jones. 

113.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  9  February,  1772;  married  Isaac  Jones. 

114.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  21  May,  1774;  died  15  March,  1845;  married  Elizabeth 

Weaver. 

115.  William  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1776;  married  Deborah  Streper. 

116.  John  Yerkes^  born  20  October,  1778;   died  16  May,  1848;    married  (i)  Ann 

Spies;   (2)  Elizabeth  Stump. 

117.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  30  August,  1780;  married  Elizabeth  Stump. 

118.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  13  December,  1783. 

28.  HARMAN  YERKES*  (John^,  Herman*,  Anthony^),  second  son 
and  fifth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  McVaugh,  was  born  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Penn- 

*  Abraham  Coffing,  in  his  will,  dated  22  October,  1766,  and  proved  at  Philadelphia,  28  No- 
vember, same  year,  names  wife  Margaret,  and  children  Jacob,  Ann,  Margaret,  Grace,  and  Martha. 
He  was  a  member  of  Abington  Meeting  of  Friends,  from  the  records  of  which  society  it  appears  that 
his  daughters  Ann,  Grace,  and  Martha  married  into  the  Yerkes  family.  Ann's  marriage  is  given  in 
the  text.  The  Meeting  records,  under  date  of  19  September,  1769,  note  that  "  Grace  Yerkes,  late 
Coflfin,  is  gone  out  in  her  marriage  and  don't  incline  to  make  satisfaction,"  and  under  date  of  30 
November,  1772,  the  same  fact  is  noted  as  to  "  Martha  Yerkes,  late  Coffin."  "  Going  out"  in  marriage 
was  marrying  "  out  of  Meeting,"  but  while  the  fact  of  the  marriages  of  Grace  and  Martha  Coffing  is  not 
in  doubt,  the  Christian  names  of  their  Yerkes  husbands  are  unknown.  Abraham  Coffing  was  a  son  of 
Jacob  Coffing,  Sen'',  who  was  in  Pennsylvania  as  early  as  1690,  and  died  in  Northampton  Township, 
Bucks  County,  in  1732.  The  will  of  the  latter,  dated  26  August,  and  proved  9  October,  1732,  names 
sons  Jacob,  William,  and  Abraham.    In  some  records  the  name  is  spelled  Coffin. 

t  Records  of  Abington  Meeting  under  date  of  25  December,  1769. 

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sylvania,  22  November,  1750;  died  there  16  June,  1821 ;  married,  12  Novem- 
ber, 1776,  Margaret  Scott,  born  13  October,  1759;  died  18  February,  1825; 
daughter  of  George  and  Esther  Scott,  of  Moreland.*  After  his  marriage,  Mr. 
Yerkes  went  to  reside  with  his  father-in-law,  and  became  the  manager  of  his 
farm.  Upon  the  death  of  the  latter  he  continued  to  reside  at  the  farm,  engaging 
in  farming  until  his  death.  He  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the 
Abington  Presbyterian  Church,  of  which  he  became  a  member  in  1783. 

Children  of  Harman*  and  Margaret  (Scott)  Yerkes,  bom  in  Moreland: 

119.  Elizabeth  Yerkes°,  born  16  February,  1782; 
married  Matthew  Marshall,  who  died  soon 
after  marriage.  Issue:  (120)  Harman 
Yerkes  Marshall',  born  in  January,  1818 ; 
died  in  May,  1891 ;  married  (i)  Jane  Wil- 
lard,  by  whom  he  had  several  children  who 
died  in  infancy;  (2)  Christiana,  daughter 
of  Philip  Lauer,  Esq';  died  26  March, 
1891.    No  issue  by  second  marriage. 

121.  Silas  YERKES^  born  7  August,  1784;  died  30 
January,  1863;  married  Elizabeth  Mann. 

122.  Susanna  Yerkes'',  born  19  October,  1786; 
married  Josiah  Stockton  Mann. 

123.  Esther  Yerkes',  born  3  June,  1789;  died, 
unmarried,  30  July,  1841. 

124.  Margaret  Yerkes^  born  20  January,  1792; 
married  John  Webster  Wright. 

125.  George  Scott  Yerkes',  born  4  August,  1794; 

died  5  April,  1842;    married  Ann   , 

born  6  November,  1786;  died  13  April, 
1859.    No  issue. 

126.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  25  September,  1797;  died 
in  1891,  unmarried. 

127.  John  Yerkes',  born  16  April,  1802;  died  20 
April,  1870;  married  Margaret  Benner. 

29.  SILAS  YERKES*  (John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and 
sixth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  McVaugh,  was  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  20  December, 
1752;  died  in  Abington  Township,  same  county,  in  1779;  married,  circa 
1778,  Hannah  Craft,  born  circa  1758;  died  f  12  September,  1830,  in  the 

*  George  Scott  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  on  emigrating  to  Pennsylvania,  he  settled  on  a 
farm  located  partly  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland  and  partly  in  Abington  Township.  He  was  a  member 
of  Abington  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a  notedly  worthy  Christian  gentleman.  At  his  death  about 
eighty  acres  of  his  farm  came  into  the  possession  of  his  son-in-law,  Harman  Yerkes.  Mrs.  Scott  was 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  Darragh,  of  Bedminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  and  is  named  in  his  will, 
dated  16  March,  1750.  She  died  7  March,  1792,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  Mr.  Scott  died  11  March, 
1793.  in  the  eighty-ninth  year  of  his  age,  and  his  funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  his  personal  friend 
and  pastor,  Reverend  William  Tennant. 

t  Record  of  Abington  Monthly  Meeting. 

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seventy-second  year  of  her  age;  daughter  of  Barnet  Craft  by  his  wife  Ann 
Leedom.  Administration  on  Mr.  Yerkes's  estate  was  granted  to  his  widow 
9  October,  1779,  the  sureties  on  the  bond  being  Jacob  Paul  and  John  Craft. 
The  latter  was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Yerkes,  and  married,  3  May,  1781,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  John  and  Sydney  Paul,  of  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Yerkes  settled  her 
administration  account  20  December,  1780,  and  charged  herself  with  an  estate 
of  £2223  19^.  6d.  She  married,  as  second  husband,  Levi  Tyson,  by  whom  she 
had  issue.*  The  only  issue  by  her  first  husband  was  her  son  Silas,  who  was 
born  some  weeks  after  his  father's  death. 

Child  of  Silas*  and  Hannah  (Craft)  Yerkes: 

128.  Silas  Yerkes',  born  11  December,  1779;  died  31  January,  1868;  married  Mary- 

Leech. 

30.  SARAH  YERKES*  (John^  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  daughter 
and  seventh  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  McVaugh,  was  born  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, 26  May,  1755;  married  John  Watson.  The  record  of  this  family 
is  incomplete. 

Children  of  Sarah*  Yerkes  by  her  husband  John  Watson : 

129.  Benjamin  Watson',  said  to  have  died  unmarried  and  without  issue. 

130.  Alice  Watson',  married  her  second  cousin,  Stephen  Yerkes  (No.  49). 

31.  BENJAMIN  YERKES*  (John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  and 
youngest  son  and  eighth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  McVaugh, 
was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia) 
County,  Pennsylvania,  28  April,  1758;  died  there,  11  August,  1841 ;  married 
Margaret  Jones,  born  23  August,  1768;  died  18  September,  1850;  daughter 
of  Joshua  and  Hannah  Jones.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife 
and  several  of  their  children  are  buried  in  the  grounds  of  the  Pennepek  Bap- 
tist church. 

Children  of  Benjamin*  and  Margaret  (Jones)  Yerkes: 

131.  Hannah  Yerkes',  born  21  March,  1788;  died  21  December,  1823;  married  Isaac 

DirHng,  by  whom  she  had  a  daughter,  who  married  Richard  Simons  and  had 
issue. 

•  Issue  of  Levi  Tyson  by  his  wife  Hannah  (Craft)  Yerkes  : 
Barnkt  Tyson,  born  30  June,  and  died  8  August,  1785. 
George  Tyson,  born  13  August,  1786. 
Daniel  Tyson,  born  18  March,  1788 ;  died  27  October,  1817. 
Ann  Tyson,  born  20  September,  1789. 

Robinson  Tyson,  born  18  February,  1791 ;  died  3  November,  1797. 

Hannah  Tyson,  born  10  April,  1796. 

Charles  Tyson,  born  27  October,  1798. 

Lydia  Tyson,  born  19  August,  1801 ;  died  17  August,  1802. 


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132.  Thomas  Yerkes',  born  18  October,  1790;  died  19  January,  1856;  married  Martha 

Wright. 

133.  Benjamin  Yerkes',  born  17  February,  1792;  died  24  May,  1851 ;  married  Sarah 

Addis. 

134.  Margaret  Yerkes",  born  22  March,  1794;  died,  unmarried,  3  May,  1875. 

135-  Joshua  Yerkes',  born  16  September,  1796;   died  31  May,  1847,  unmarried  and 
without  issue. 

136.  MosES  Yerkes',  born  24  May,  1799;  died  9  August,  1823,  unmarried  and  without 

issue. 

137.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  7  October,  1801 ;   died  10  May,  1845,  unmarried  and 

without  issue. 

138.  Amos  YERKES^  born  6  August,  1804;   died  26  September,  1887;   married  Ann 

Wynkoop. 

139.  Isaac  Yerkes",  born  17  September,  1806;  died  2  April,  1854;  married  Catharine 

Wynkoop. 

140.  Jones  Yerkes°,  born  3  March,  1810;   died  29  May,  1887;   married  Sarah  Mor- 

rison. 

141.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  3  October,  1813;  died  28  July,  1853;  married  Samuel  P. 

Robinson. 

38.  JOSIAH  YERKES^  (Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  was  a  son 
of  Josiah  and  Mary  Yerkes,  and  was,  doubtless,  born  in  the  Manor  of  More- 
land,  but  the  date  of  his  birth  or  death  has  not  been  ascertained.  He  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier,  and  he  married,  23  December,  1783,  Mrs.  Rachel 
Edwards,  whose  maiden  name  was  Brooks.  Of  this  marriage  only  one  child 
is  known,  and  the  fact  that  he  had  such  child  is  obtained  from  "  The  Hogeland 
Family  in  America,"  page  226,  where  it  is  noted  that  '*  Elizabeth  Yerkes, 
daughter  of  Josiah  and  Rachel  (Brooks)  Yerkes,"  married  Joshua  Hogeland. 
Mr.  Yerkes  is  said  to  have  died  when  the  daughter  Elizabeth  was  "  only  a  few 
years  old."  It  is  possible  that  he  went  to  reside  with  his  daughter,  and  died 
at  her  home. 

Child  of  Josiah*  and  Rachel  (Brooks)  Yerkes: 

142.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  married  Joshua  Hogeland. 

41.  MARGERY  YERKES*  (Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  daughter 
of  Josiah  and  Mary  Yerkes,  is  said  to  have  died  in  1835.  She  married  (date 
unknown)  Peter  Saurman,  who  is  said  to  have  died  in  the  West  in  1830. 
He  was  a  son  of  Peter  Saurman,  who  emigrated  from  Germany  with  his 
family,  circa  1743.  Dr.  Joseph  C.  Martindale,  in  his  "  History  of  Byberry 
and  Moreland,"  pages  326-328,  gives  the  following  account  of  Peter  Saurman, 
the  son : 

"  Peter  Saurman  was  born  in  Germany,  and  at  the  time  of  immigration  to  America 
was  about  three  years  old.  He  learned  the  trade  of  shoemaking  from  his  father,  but,  having 
a  taste  for  military  life,  he  entered  the  British  army  during  the  latter  part  of  the  French 

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and  Indian  War,  and  served  therein  about  one  year.  He  then  returned  to  Philadelphia, 
where  he  followed  his  occupation  until  the  Revolutionary  War,  when  he  entered  the  army 
under  Washington.  He  remained  with  it  until  it  was  disbanded  in  1783,  and  although  he 
was  in  all  the  battles  fought  by  it,  yet  he  was  never  wounded  or  taken  prisoner,  and  never 
sick  during  the  whole  time.  On  the  evening  preceding  the  battle  of  the  Billet  he  obtained 
leave  of  absence  to  visit  the  young  lady  afterwards  his  wife,  who  was  then  residing  at 
Thomas  Wood's  house,  near  Hatboro.  He  remained  here  all  night,  and  early  the  following 
morning  he  saw  an  English  soldier,  armed  with  a  musket,  coming  up  the  lane.  He  immedi- 
ately secreted  himself  behind  a  large  cherry-tree,  and  waited  until  the  soldier  walked  past, 
when  he  stepped  out  and  ordered  him  to  surrender,  at  the  same  time  presenting  a  pistol. 
The  summons  was  obeyed,  and  the  English  soldier  became  a  prisoner.  Upon  examining  the 
captive's  gun,  it  was  found  to  be  filled  with  mud  and  water.  Upon  the  principle  that  '  to  the 
victors  belong  the  spoils,'  Peter  cleaned  the  gun  and  loaded  it  with  three  buckshot  and  a 
bullet,  after  which  he  started  towards  Hart's  (William  Hallowell's)  Mill,  where  he  saw  five 
English  soldiers  along  the  roadside  dividing  their  booty.  He  attempted  to  shoot  them,  but 
the  gun  missed  fire,  and  he  was  forced  to  run  for  his  life.  As  he  leaped  over  a  fence  the 
British  fired  at  him,  one  ball  passing  through  his  coat  pocket  and  two  others  striking  the 
fence  near  him,  but  he  escaped  unhurt.  After  serving  his  country  faithfully  during  the  war, 
he  returned  to  his  trade,  and  located  on  the  Pennypack,  near  what  is  now  John  Shelmire's 
Mill,  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County.  In  1788  he  moved  to  Hatboro,  and  in  1795  to  Bucks 
County,  where  he  commenced  farming.  In  1804  he  purchased  a  farm  of  ninety-four  acres, 
near  the  Sorrel  Horse,  for  $46.52  per  acre,  where  he  remained  until  1812,  when  he  sold  out 
and  went  to  the  West.  He  died  there  in  1830,  aged  about  ninety  years.  He  married  Mar- 
gery, daughter  of  Josiah  Yerkes,  of  Moreland.   She  died  in  1835." 

Children  of  Peter  and  Margery*  (Yerkes)  Saurman:* 

143.  Ann  Saurman',  died  in  1845 ;   married  James  Vansant,  of  Somerton,  Philadel- 

phia, and  had  issue. 

144.  JosiAH  Saurman",  married  and  had  issue.    He  removed  to  West  Virginia  and 

later  to  Sandusky  County,  Ohio. 

145.  Mary  Saurman',  died  unmarried. 

146.  Rebecca  Saurman",  died  unmarried  in  1859,  aged  seventy-five  years. 

147.  Jacob  Saurman",  born  14  April,  1789;  died  at  Philadelphia,  27  July,  1865;  mar- 

ried, 12  September,  1819,  Sarah  M.,  daughter  of  Daniel  Hallowell,  and  had 
issue. 

148.  Yerkes  Saurman",  born  20  January,  1791 ;  was  a  copper-plate  printer  in  Phila- 

delphia; married  Mrs.  Martha  Brown,  and  had  issue. 

149.  Jonathan  Saurman",  died  at  Philadelphia  in  1850;   married  Sarah  McShane, 

and  had  issue. 

43.  NATHANIEL  YERKES*  (Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  son  of 
Josiah  and  Mary  Yerkes,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery 
(formerly  Philadelphia)  County,  Pennsylvania,  9  August,  1763;  died  at 
Romulus,  New  York,  5  June,  1831.  He  received  under  the  will  of  his  father 
an  estate  of  one  hundred  acres  in  Moreland,  and  was  made  executor  of  the 
will.  By  deed  f  of  19  August,  1799,  he  and  his  wife  Sarah  conveyed  to 
George  Shelmire  certain  water  rights  on  the  Pennypack  Creek,  attached  to  the 

*  For  a  further  account  of  this  family,  see  "  History  of  Byberry  and  Moreland,"  328-330. 
t  Montgomery  County  Deeds,  viii.  187. 


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above  tract,  and,  on  i  April,  1818,  they  conveyed  unto  Joel  K.  Mann  the  said 
tract,  then  described  as  consisting  of  one  hundred  and  five  acres.  Mr.  Yerkes 
is  styled  in  this  conveyance  as  "  of  Moreland,"  and  it  is  believed  that  at  about 
the  time  of  the  conveyance  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Seneca  County, 
New  York,  and  settled  there,  in  the  town  of  Romulus.  He  married,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, Sarah  Johnson,  born  20  September,  1765;  died  at  Romulus,  New 
York,  20  April,  1835;  daughter  of  Philip*  and  Sarah  Johnson.  Of  the 
children  of  Nathaniel  Yerkes,  the  only  one  the  writer  has  been  able  to  trace  is 
his  son  Josiah.  One  of  the  latter's  descendants  writes  that  other  members  of  the 
family  "  removed  West." 

Children  of  Nathaniel*  and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Yerkes;  all  probably  born  in 
Moreland : 

150.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  30  August,  1787. 

151.  Philip  Yerkes",  born  20  November,  1789.    He  was  in  service  in  the  Pennsylvania 

militia  in  the  war  of  1812. 

152.  Nancy  Yerkes',  born  13  March,  1793. 

153.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  27  July,  1796. 

154.  William  Yerkes',  born  24  January,  1798;  died  in  1859. 

155-  Josiah  Yerkes',  born  3  August,  1800;  died  7  October,  1866;  married  (i)  Mrs. 

Margaret  Blain,  nee  Knight;   (2)  Rodah  Barnum  Church. 
156.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  5  October,  1802;  died  at  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  13  April, 

1887;  married,  at  Romulus,  John  C.  Frost,  and  had  issue,  but  the  writer  has 

not  been  able  to  find  any  of  such  issue.    The  family  removed  West,  and  are 

supposed  to  have  resided  at  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

45.  ELIZABETH  YERKES*  (Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
daughter  and  second  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Stroud,  was 
born  (probably  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland)  5  September,  1753;  married,  14 
April,  1770,  John  Hufty,  who  is  thought  to  have  been  her  cousin,  and  son  of 
Jacob  Hufty  by  his  wife  Sarah  Yerkes.  (See  No.  35.)  The  marriage  is 
recorded  on  the  books  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  Philadelphia,  and  on  the 
printed  list  of  marriages  of  that  church  the  name  is  erroneously  given  as 
"  Huffdale."  John  Hufty  lived  upon  lands  of  his  wife's  father,  and  afterwards 
occupied  and  farmed  the  plantation  of  her  brother-in-law.  Major  Reading 
Howell,  on  the  Street  Road  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  later 
removing  with  his  family  to  Greene  County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  is  said 
to  have  died.  They  are  said  to  have  had  two  daughters, — Phebe,  given  below, 
and  one  whose  Christian  name  is  unknown. 

*  Philip  Johnson  was  a  farmer  of  Bensalem  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  a 
descendant  of  an  ancient  family  of  that  county.  His  will,  dated  7  January,  1796,  and  proved  8  Feb- 
ruary, 1797,  names  wife  Sarah,  children  Richard,  Sarah,  George,  William,  Henry,  Mary  Severns,  Sarah 
Yerkes,  and  Elizabeth  Hill,  and  grandchildren  Elizabeth  and  Jesse  Johnson. 

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Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth*  (Yerkes)  Hufty: 

157.  Phebe  Hufty',  married  Daniel  Dance,  and  had  issue.   The  family  are  said  to  have 

removed  to  the  West.  Their  son,  Jacob  Dance',  married  Harriet  Love,  and 
had  daughter,  Ann',  who  married  Rezin  Beall  Johnson,  and  had  son,  Hubert 
Rex  Johnson',  who  was  of  Narberth,  Pennsylvania,  in  1898. 

158.           Hufty',  married    Webster. 

46.  CATHARINE  YERKES*  (Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
daughter  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Stroud,  was  born  (probably  in 
the  Manor  of  Moreland)  19  June,  1755;  died  prior  to  30  June,  1821 ; 
married,  28  March,  1782,  Major  Reading  Howell,  born  in  Am  well  Township, 
Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  in  1743;  died  in  Warminster,  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  26  November,  1827;  son  of  Daniel  Howell  by  his  wife  Julianna 
Holcombe.*  Major  Howell  was  an  eminent  civil  engineer,  the  profession  of 
civil  engineering  having  been  the  occupation  of  his  grand-uncle,  Governor 
John  Reading.  In  the  early  part  of  the  Revolution  he  served  as  quarter- 
master of  the  Second  Regiment,  Hunterdon  County  militia.f  During  the  war 
he  removed  to  Pennsylvania,  and,  5  April,  1780,  was  commissioned  deputy 
quartermaster-general  of  the  Continental  army,  and  stationed  for  duty  in 
Chester  County,  Pennsylvania.:!:  In  1789,  the  Assembly  of  that  State  adopted 
measures  for  improving  the  navigation  of  rivers  and  for  the  construction  and 
improvement  of  public  roads,  and  the  Supreme  Executive  Council  appointed 
commissioners  to  carry  out  these  objects.  On  2  October,  1789,  Major  Howell 
was  appointed  a  commissioner  to  explore,  survey,  and  make  necessary  drafts 
of  the  rivers  Delaware  and  Lehigh,  his  co-commissioners  being  Colonel  Tim- 
othy Matlack  and  Colonel  William  Dean.§  The  work  was  immediately  begun 
and  promptly  executed,  as  shown  by  a  message  sent  by  Governor  Mifflin  to  the 
Assembly,  9  February,  1790,  reporting  that  "the  commissioners  to  view  the 
river  Delaware  have  completed  the  task  assigned  to  them."||  The  brief  time 
in  which  the  work  was  accomplished  was  no  doubt  largely  due  to  the  knowledge 
Major  Howell  possessed  of  the  subject-matter  of  the  investigation  from 
having  been  engaged  in  making  extensive  surveys  in  the  State  and  in  pre- 
paring a  map  of  the  same.  In  the  following  year  Major  Howell  received  a 
similar  appointment,  when,  under  a  resolution  of  the  Assembly  of  31  March, 
1790,  he,  with  Colonel  Frederick  Antes  and  Colonel  William  Dean,  were 
named  by  the  Council  as  commissioners  to  explore  the  country  near  the  head- 
waters of  the  Delaware  River  and  east  branch  of  the  Susquehanna,  and  of 

*  For  a  fuller  account  of  Major  Howell's  ancestry,  as  well  as  of  his  descendants,  see  "  Memo- 
rials of  the  Reading,  Howell,  Yerkes,  Watts,  Latham,  and  Elkins  Families"  (Philadelphia,  1898). 
t  Jerseymen  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  342. 
t  Pennsylvania  Colonial  Records,  xii.  306. 
Ibid.,  xvi.  178,  278.  II  Ibid.,  274. 

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the  Lehigh  and  Schuylkill  Rivers.*  This  was  begun  23  May,  and  finished 
31  August,  same  year. 

Major  Howell's  most  important  achievement,  and  that  for  which  he  is 
best  known,  is  his  Map  of  Pennsylvania.  The  earliest  knowledge  of  the 
preparation  of  this  map  is  gained  from  the  message  of  the  President  and 
Supreme  Executive  Council  to  the  General  Assembly,  under  date  of  9  February, 
1790.  The  Assembly  received  the  project  with  favor,  and  subsequently  appro- 
priated three  hundred  pounds  to  enable  Major  Howell  to  proceed  with  his 
undertaking.    The  map  was  completed,  and  published  in  1792. 

Major  Howell  was  appointed  Surveyor  of  Philadelphia  in  1804,  and  held 
the  office  until  his  decease,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Enoch  Lewis,  Esqf. 
He  was  the  engineer  of  Thomas  Leiper  in  the  construction  of  a  railway  in 
Delaware  County  to  connect  Leiper's  quarries  with  the  waters  of  Ridley 
Creek.  The  railway  was  built  in  1809,  the  second,  if  not  the  first,  in  the 
United  States,  f 

Children  of  Major  Reading  and  Catharine*  (Yerkes)  Howell: 

159.  Clarissa  Juliana  Howell",  died  at  Philadelphia,  1874,  unmarried. 

160.  Harriet  Ann  Howell^  born  at  Philadelphia,  8  February,  1842 ;  married,  28  May, 

181 1,  Joseph  Montgomery. 

161.  Henrietta  Maria  Howell",  died  at  Philadelphia,  26  May,  1858;   married,  27 

August,  1807,  John  James  Wheeler. 

162.  CouRTLAND  Daniel  Howell",  married,  27  July,  1815,  Eliza  McEuen. 

163.  John  Fisher  Howell",  died,  unmarried,  11  September,  1821.    He  was  a  ser- 

geant in  Captain  Condy  Raguet's  company  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  in  the 
United  States  navy  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Paul's 
churchyard,  at  Norfolk,  Virginia. 

164.  Edward  Yerkes  Howell",  died  at  Philadelphia,  13  March,  1850,  unmarried.  He 

was  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1813,  studied  medicine,  and  in  1822  was  gradu- 
ated M.D.  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

165.  Rebecca  Howell",  died  at  Philadelphia,  September,  1881,  unmarried. 

166.  Catharine  Augusta  Howell",  born  in  1800;  died  at  Philadelphia,  21  November, 

1900,  in  the  one  hundred  and  first  year  of  her  age.  She  married  General 
Thomas  Flourney,  of  Augusta,  Georgia. 

49.  STEPHEN  YERKES*  (Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son 
and  sixth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Stroud,  was  born  (prob- 
ably in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania)  20  October, 
1762;  died  there  in  1823,  his  will  being  proved  on  4  July  of  that  year.  He 
was  a  farmer,  and,  on  27  May,  1793,  he  purchased  from  his  father  a  farm  of 
over  seventy  acres,  and  on  9  May,  1800,  he  purchased  of  the  heirs  of  Joseph 
Hough  a  farm  of  over  one  hundred  and  sixteen  acres.    The  mansion  house 


*  Pennsylvania  Colonial  Records,  319. 
t  Martin's  History  of  Chester,  242. 

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which  he  erected  on  one  of  these  tracts  stood  for  nearly  one  hundred  years, 
when  it  was  torn  down,  its  site  being  within  a  few  yards  of  the  Northeast 
Pennsylvania  Railroad.  It  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  smooth-dressed  stone 
house  in  the  county,  and  was  built  of  large  square  blocks  of  sandstone,  closely 
fitted  together.  He  parted  with  some  of  his  landed  possessions  during  his 
lifetime,  but  at  his  death  he  owned  the  plantation  mentioned  in  his  will,  which 
was  on  the  west  side  of  the  York  Road,  and  extended  down  to  the  county  line. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  military  organization  of  the  State,  and  as  early  as 
1803  became  major  of  one  of  the  Bucks  County  regiments  of  militia.  He 
was  also  a  subscriber  to  the  Democratic  Press,  and  among  his  papers  is  the 
following  receipt: 

Office  of  the  Democratic  Press, 


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He  married  his  cousin,  Alice  Watson,  born  17  November,  1787;  died 
on  her  seventy-second  birthday,  17  November,  1859;  daughter  of  John  Watson 
by  his  wife  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Yerkes.  (See  No.  130.)  This  was  prob- 
ably his  second  marriage,  as  Alice  Watson  was  not  the  mother  of  his  eldest 
son,  Edward. 

Child  of  Stephen  Yerkes*,  mother  unknown: 

167.  Edward  Yerkes",  who  died  without  issue  in  1825.   When  the  Centre  Regiment  of 
Bucks  County  Volunteers  was  organized  during  the  war  of  1812,  William 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Long  was  made  colonel,  and  Samuel  D.  Ingham  (who  afterwards  became 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury  under  President  Jackson)  and  Edward  Yerkes 
were  chosen  majors.  He  married  Maria  Shelmire,  who,  after  the  death  of 
Major  Yerkes,  married  Moore  Stephens. 

Children  of  Stephen*  and  AHce  (Watson)  Yerkes: 

i68.  John  Watson  Yerkes",  born  22  December,  1811;  died  24  January,  1884;  married 
his  cousin,  Caroline  Yerkes. 
*  169.  Mary  YERKES^  born  27  September,  1813 ;  died  13  July,  1896 ;  married  Honorable 

John  McNair. 

170.  Stephen  Yerkes",  born  27  June,  1817;  died  28  March,  1896;  married  (i)  Mrs. 
Amanda  L.  Tyson;    (2)  Mrs.  Amelia  R.  Anderson. 

51.  HARM  AN  YERKES*  (Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son 
and  eighth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Stroud,  was  born  in 
Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  25  July,  1767;  died  there,  12  February, 
1837.  He  was  a  farmer,  as  had  been  his  father,  grandfather,  and  great- 
grandfather, and  as  were  all  of  his  brothers,  and,  like  all  these,  he  was  also 
a  land-owner.  On  24  May,  1793,  he  purchased  from  his  father  the  homestead 
tract  of  one  hundred  acres  and  ninety  perches,  lying  partly  on  the  Street  Road, 
although  the  principal  portion  lay  back  of  the  tract  of  his  brother,  Stephen 
Yerkes,  and  was  heavily  wooded.  In  1799  he  built  upon  this  tract  the  large 
stone  barn  still  standing,  and  in  181 2  he  erected  the  large  stone  mansion  house, 
which  still  stands  as  perfect  as  the  day  it  was  built. 

In  1800  he  purchased  from  his  brother  Stephen  the  balance  of  the  one 
hundred  and  eighty-one  acres  that  had  belonged  to  the  father.  He  later 
bought  the  "  Job  Noble  tract,"  lying  upon  both  sides  of  the  York  Road  and 
along  the  County  Line  Road,  and  called  the  "  Moland  property,"  and  also  the 
farm  lately  owned  by  his  grandson,  Harman  Yerkes  Montanye.  Mr.  Yerkes 
was  successful  in  the  development  of  his  real  estate,  and  so  prospered  in  all  his 
worldly  afifairs  that  he  came  to  be  rated  as  a  man  of  considerable  wealth. 
He  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  farmer  in  his  neighborhood  to  sell  hay  in  the 
Philadelphia  market.  He  died  a  large  landed  proprietor,  and  left  to  each  of 
his  children  (except  Edwin,  who  received  the  store  at  Centreville)  a  farm 
or  its  equivalent. 

He  married,  in  1790,  Margaret  Long,  born  8  January,  1771 ;  died  4 
March,  1849;  daughter  of  Captain  Andrew  Long*  by  his  wife  Mary  Carr. 

*  Captain  Long  was  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Mary  Long,  and  was  born  about  1730,  and  died  in 
Warrington  Township,  Bucks  County,  4  November,  1812.  On  6  April,  1776  he  was  commissioned  a 
captain  of  a  company  in  the  Pennsylvania  Rifle  regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  Samuel  Miles,  which 
position  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health,  14  October,  same  year.  In  1779  he  was  appointed  a  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  and  of  the  Courts  of  Common  Pleas  of  Bucks,  which  office  he  held  many  years. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


Children  of  Harman*  and  Margaret  (Long)  Yerkes;  born  in  Warminster 
Township,  Bucks  County : 

171.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  in  1791 ;  died,  unmarried,  9  January,  1816. 

172.  William  Yerkes",  born  8  July,  1792;   died  28  July,  1826;    married  Penelope 

McDowell. 

173.  Andrew  Long  Yerkes',  born  25  August,  1794;   died  14  July,  1862.    He  was  a 

soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.    He  married  Eliza  Everhart. 

174.  Edward  Yerkes',  born  11  February,  1797;  died  5  September,  1799. 

175.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  26  May,  1800;   died  24  May,  1875;   married  John  C. 

Beans. 

176.  Clarissa  Yerkes',  born  12  October,  1802;    died  12  December,  1873;  married 

Samuel  E.  Montanye. 

177.  Edwin  H.  Yerkes',  born  28  November,  1804;  died  22  June,  1864;  married  Cath- 

arine R.  Williamson. 

178.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  9  March,  1807;  died  in  1889;  married  Rebecca  Valentine. 

179.  Stephen  Yerkes',  born  19  May,  1809;  died  25  July,  1865;   married  Amy  Hart 

Montanye. 

180.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  8  October,  1815;  died  29  December,  1815. 

52.  WILLIAM  YERKES"  (Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  youngest 
son  and  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Stroud,  was  born  in  War- 
minster Township,  Bucks  County,  23  June,  1769;  died  in  1823;  married, 
22  January,  1795,  Letitia  Esther  Long,  a  sister  of  Margaret,  the  wife  of 
his  brother  Harman,  and  daughter  of  Captain  Andrew  Long. 

Children  of  William*  and  Letitia  Esther  (Long)  Yerkes: 

181.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  circa  1795;  died  in  i860. 

182.  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes',  born  29  April,  1797;   died  11  July,  1876;   married  (i) 

Maria  Rapp ;    (2)  Hannah  John. 

183.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  in  1802;  died  22  May,  1882;  married  Theodore  Thornton. 

184.  Andrew  Long  Yerkes',  born  2  September,  1804;  died  11  February,  1889;  mar- 

ried Susan  Austin  Jarrett. 

185.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  died  young. 

53.  ELIAS  YERKES*  (Silas',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of 
Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township, 
Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  7  December,  1 75 1 ;  died  in  Moreland  Town- 
ship, Montgomery  County,  15  January,  1828.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided 
in  Moreland.  The  name  of  his  wife  has  not  been  ascertained.  She  is  not 
named  in  her  husband's  will,  and  doubtless  died  before  the  making  thereof. 

Children  of  Elias*  Yerkes : 

186.  Hannah  Yerkes',  died  12  February,  1844;  married  John  Morrison. 

187.  Deborah  Yerkes',  married  Jacob  Van  Buskirk.    Issue:    (188)  Elias  Van  Bus- 

kirk,  who  married  and  had  issue.     (189)  Joseph  Van  Buskirk.  (190) 

Silas  Yerkes  Van  Buskirk.    (191)  Margaret  Van  Buskirk.    (192)  Jesse 
Van  Buskirk,  who  had  issue. 
193.  Ann  Yerkes',  married  Philip  Lauer,  and  died  without  issue. 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


54.  DEBORAH  YERKES*  (Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^ ),  second  child 
and  eldest  daughter  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in 
Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  3  September,  1753;  died 
II  February,  1826;  married,  12  December,  1772,  Samuel  Ay  res,  born  28 
March,  1749;  died  26  October,  1804;  son  of  William  Ayres  by  his  wife  Mary 
Kean.  They  resided  at  what  is  now  Bethayres,  Montgomery  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  both  were  members  of  Abington  Presbyterian  Church,  in  the 
graveyard  of  which  they  were  buried. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Deborah*  (Yerkes)  Ayres: 

194.  Silas  Ayres',  born  15  June,  1774;  died  13  November,  1795. 

195.  William  AYRES^  born  13  December,  1776;   died  14  December,  1854;  married, 

22  January,  1801,  Mary  Shelmire,  born  24  February,  1776;  died  30  August, 
1846;  daughter  of  George  Shelmire.  Issue:  (196)  Charles  Ayres',  born 
24  December,  1801 ;  died  in  1887.  (197)  Deborah  Ayres",  born  21  March, 
1803;  died  10  July,  1854;  married  David  Shepp.  (198)  Samuel  Ayres', 
born  20  September,  1805;  died  24  June,  1866;  married,  15  June,  1829,  Emily 
W.  Sheets.  (199)  Rachel  Ayres',  born  8  November,  1816;  married  William 
H.  Hart. 

200.  Esther  Ayres',  born  15  September,  1781 ;  died  15  March,  1855;  married  John 
Carr,  born  31  August,  1775;  died  15  March,  1845.  Issue:  (201)  William 
Carr',  born  10  August,  1801 ;  died  17  January,  1859.  (202)  Courtland 
Carr',  born  25  November,  1802 ;  died  10  August,  1806.  (203)  Samuel 
Carr',  born  26  August,  1804;  died  20  August,  1806.  (204)  Eliza  Carr', 
born  4  September,  1806;  died  21  May,  1877;  married  John  Shelmire,  born 
21  September,  1806;  died  25  December,  1846.  (205)  Courtlandt  Carr', 
born  14  February,  1808;  died  24  October,  1876;  married  Anna  Elizabeth 
Long.  (206)  Samuel  A.  Carr',  born  8  July,  1809;  died  14  April,  1868; 
married  Frances  Bowen.  (207)  Mary  A.  Carr',  born  17  March,  1812;  died 
29  April,  1888;   married  Garrett  Wynkoop.    (208)  Hiram  A.  Carr',  born 

8  January,  1814;  died  i  February,  1888;  married  Rebecca  Sager.  (209) 
Jane  Murdock  Carr',  born  12  January,  1819;  died  12  March,  1893;  married 
Isaac  Mann  Yerkes  (No.  395).  (210)  John  Carr',  born  15  September,  1820; 
died  13  November,  1865;  married  Susan  Featherman.  (211)  Joseph  Carr*, 
born  5  September,  1820;  died  11  October,  1822.    (212)  Charles  Carr',  born 

9  September,  1822;  died  7  April,  1877;  married  Caroline  W.  Blake. 

213.  Elizabeth  Ayres',  born  25  February,  1791 ;  died  at  Beaver  Farm,  Chester  County, 

Pennsylvania,  25  August,  1863 ;  married  James  Comly,  Esq'. 

214.  Hiram  Ayres',  born  13  August,  1795;  died  17  October,  1870;  married  (i)  Mary 

Ralston;   (2)  Elizabeth  Neville. 

58.  ELIZABETH  YERKES*  (Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  daughter 

of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in  Warwick  Township, 

Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  26  March,  1758;  died  in  Moreland  Township, 

Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  2  September,  1826;  married,  circa  1773, 

her  cousin,  Daniel  Howell  (No.  67),  born  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia, 

circa  1753 ;  died  in  Moreland  Township,  February,  1830;  son  of  John  Howell, 

Esqr,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Herman  Yerkes. 

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58.  ELIZABETH  YERKES*  (Silas',  Herman',  Anth.  aughter 
of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in  Warwick  Township, 

•  died  in  ^" 


YERKES  FAMILY 


Children  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth*  (Yerkes)  Howell;  born  in  Moreland  Town- 
ship : 

215.  Hannah  Howell",  born  30  July,  1774. 

216.  Sarah  Howell',  born  15  July,  1776. 

217.  Elizabeth  Howell",  born  19  February,  1779. 

218.  Esther  Howell',  born  15  December,  1780;  died  2  July,  i860;   married  Jacob 

Gordon. 

219.  John  Howell",  born  15  November,  1782;  died  15  August,  1849;   married  Mary 

Peart. 

220.  Deborah  Howell',  born  2  November,  1784;  died  in  1848;  married  Uriah  Wilson. 

221.  Mary  Howell',  born  16  August,  1787;   died  20  August,  1871 ;   married  Aaron 

Hise. 

222.  Rebecca  Howell',  born  22  March,  1790;  died  16  December,  1859;  married  William 

Lukens. 

223.  Martha  Howell',  born  26  August,  1792. 

224.  Susanna  Howell',  born  5  December,  1794;  died  12  August,  1867;  married  George 

Elkins.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  late  Colonel  William  L.  Elkins,  the 
noted  capitalist  of  Philadelphia. 

225.  Silas  Howell',  born  20  March,  1797;   died  2  August,  1880;   married  Mary  J. 

Henderson. 

63.  DANIEL  YERKES*  (Silas^,  Herman*,  Anthony^),  fifth  son  and 
ninth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  23  July,  1767;  died 
there,  30  September,  1824;  married  (i),  13  December,  1787,  Martha  Collom, 
who  died  3  February,  1789,  aged  twenty-three  years  and  three  months;  daugh- 
ter of  John  Collom.  He  married  (2),  5  October,  1792,  Esther  Lykens,  bom 
12  April,  1772;  died  i  October,  1869;  daughter  of  Jonathan  Lykens.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  at  Yerkesville,  now  Terwood,  in  Moreland, 
where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Daniel*  and  Esther  (Lykens)  Yerkes: 

226.  Silas  Yerkes',  born  20  September,  1793;  died  20  April,  1876;  married  Margaret 

Fetter. 

227.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  3  February,  1795;  died  17  May,  1866;  married  Juliana 

Colladay. 

228.  Charles  Yerkes',  born  s  January,  1797;  married  Rachel  Jones. 

229.  Martha  Yerkes',  born  4  May,  1800;  married  Amos  Knowles. 

230.  Jane  Yerkes',  born  in  1802  or  1803 ;   died  9  December,  1884 ;   married  Simeon 

Fenton. 

231.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  in  1805;  married  John  Wynkoop. 

232.  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  11  February,  1810;  died  19  November,  1893;  married  Anna 

Lewis. 

233.  Harrison  Yerkes',  born  13  October,  1813;   died  7  April,  1890;   married  Mary 

Elizabeth  Lesher. 

64.  BENJAMIN  YERKES*  (Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son 
and  tenth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Dungan,  was  born  in  the 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  22  February,  1768; 
died  at  Rochester,  New  York,  25  June,  1847,  and  is  buried  there  in  the  "  Old 
Rapids  Cemetery."  He  was  a  cooper.  In  1820  he  removed,  with  his  wife 
and  some  of  his  youngest  children,  to  Rochester,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
in  establishing  a  cooperage  business  in  that  city,  in  the  conduct  of  which 
he  was  most  successful.  He  married,  at  New  Hope,  Bucks  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 10  May,  1791,  Rachel  Buzart  (or  Bozart),  of  Kingwood,  Hunterdon 
County,  New  Jersey,  born  10  May,  1772;  died  at  Rochester,  20  June,  1853. 

Children  of  Benjamin*  and  Rachel  (Buzart)  Yerkes: 

234.  Samuel  Yerkes". 

235.  William  YERKES^ 

236.  Benjamin  Franklin  YERKES^ 

237.  Jacob  Buzart  Yerkes',  born  10  March,  1798;  died  18  November,  1864;  married 

Maria  Tyson. 

238.  Silas  Ayres  Yerkes',  born  i  November,  1799;   died  i  August,  1878;  married 

Susannah  Sarah  Hill. 

239.  Almira  Yerkes',  born  in  1801 ;   died  in  January,  1863 ;   married  Peter  Spring- 

sted. 

240.  Hannah  Yerkes',  married  Eben  Hoopes. 

241.  Mary  Jane  Yerkes'. 

242.  Thomas  Yerkes'. 

243.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  married  Israel  Reynolds,  of  Rochester,  New  York.   No  issue. 

79.  JOSEPH  YERKES*  (Stephen^  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son 
and  sixth  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Whiteside,  was  bom 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  (formerly  Philadelphia)  County, 
Pennsylvania,  5  July,  1769;  died  at  Plymouth,  Michigan,  10  January,  1850. 
He  was  bred  a  farmer,  and  followed  such  occupation  throughout  his  life. 
About  1797  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Romulus,  Seneca  County,  New 
York,  and  there  continued  until  1826,  when  he  removed  to  Plymouth  town- 
ship, Wayne  County,  Michigan,  where  he  settled  upon  section  two  of  township 
one  south,  range  eight  east,  taking  up  the  land  from  the  government.  "  With 
axe  and  firebrand  he  soon  made  a  clearing  in  the  wilderness  of  forest,  and 
planted  his  family  hearthstone  within  the  four*  walls  of  a  settler's  cabin. 
Though  well  advanced  in  years,  and  the  father  of  a  numerous  family,  he 
wrought  with  a  strong  arm,  which  soon  transformed  a  dense  forest  into  a 
beautiful  and  productive  farm.  .  .  .  His  life  history,  which  possessed  nothing 
that  could  be  called  thrilling  or  miraculous,  has,  nevertheless,  an  interest  to  all 
admirers  of  Michigan's  pioneers,  as  well  as  those  contemporary  with  his  life 
and  labors."  * 

*  Extract  from  a  paper  by  Elias  S.  Woodman,  Esq.,  published  in  the  Collections  of  the  Michigan 
Pioneer  and  Historical  Society,  xiii.  383-388. 

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He  married,*  in  Pennsylvania,  21  November,  1793,  Mary  Purdy,  who 
died  at  Ovid,  New  York,  in  June,  1821.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Robert  Purdy, 
Esqr,  by  his  wife  Mary  Roney. 

Children  of  Joseph^  and  Mary  (Purdy)  Yerkes;  the  eldest  born  in  Moreland, 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  others,  at  Romulus,  New  York : 

244.  William  Yerkes^  born  11  September,  1794;  died  5  January,  1884;  married  Hes- 

ter Dennis. 

245.  John  Yerkes',  born  29  August,  1799;   died  14  February,  1877;   married  Sarah 

Thornton. 

246.  Mary  Yerkes",  born  30  March,  1802;  died,  unmarried,  20  September,  1879. 

247.  Sarah  Yerkes",  born  26  July,  1805;  died  in  December,  1878;  married  Ephraim 

H.  Utley. 

248.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  20  July,  1809;  married  James  Wilkinson.f 

249.  Hannah  Yerkes",  born  15  December,  1812;  died  2  April,  1839;  married  Clark 

Augustus  Griswold. 

250.  Joseph  Yerkes",  born  3  June,  1815;  died  6  September,  1890;  married  (i)  Almira 

Whitaker;   (2)  Miriam  Morehouse. 

80.  RACHEL  YERKES*  (Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  seventh 
child  and  third  and  youngest  daughter  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca 
Whiteside,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  4  November,  1772;  died  at 
Romulus,  New  York,  date  unknown.  She  married  James  Rogers,  born  (pos- 
sibly in  Ireland)  in  1769;  died  at  Novi,  Michigan,  2  August,  1833.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  removed  from  Pennsylvania  to  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
later  to  Michigan. 

Children  of  James  and  Rachel*  (Yerkes)  Rogers : 

251.  Samuel  Rogers",  died  at  the  age  of  six  months. 

252.  Stephen  Yerkes  Rogers",  born  15  June,  1798;    died  at  Farmington,  Michigan, 

15  August,  18 — ;  married  Nancy  Madden. 

253.  John  Rogers",  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years. 

254.  George  Rogers",  born  22  September,  1800;  died  at  Novi,  19  January,  1874;  mar- 

ried Jane  Swartout,  born  4  May,  1810;  died  at  Novi,  18  March,  1875. 

255.  Samuel  Rogers",  born  in  1806;  died  at  Novi,  17  April,  1875;  married  Jane  Sayre, 

born  13  September,  1813 ;  died  at  Novi,  21  May,  1858. 

256.  William  Rogers",  married  Mary  Odell. 

257.  Levi  Watson  Rogers",  born  22  March,  1810;   died  at  Novi,  29  October,  1879; 

married  Elizabeth  Sayre;  born  24  August,  1817. 

*  Records  of  Presbyterian  Church  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania. 

t  Since  the  text  was  in  type  the  following  record  of  the  family  of  Elizabeth  Yerkes  has  been 
received.  Her  husband,  James  Wilkinson,  was  born  at  Mayfield,  New  York,  24  February,  1800,  and 
died  at  Novi,  Michigan,  3  February,  1872.  Their  children  were:  Harman  Wilkinson^,  born  24  Feb- 
ruary, 1830 ;  died  20  February,  1849.  Albert  Hamilton  Wilkinson^,  born  19  November,  1834  ;  mar- 
ried, 4  July,  1859,  Elvira  Maria  Allen,  born  28  February,  1834  ;  daughter  of  Henry  Allen  by  his  wife 
Catharine  Bassett.  Mary  Jane  Wilkinson^.  James  Milton  Wilkinson^,  born  9  November,  1838; 
died  24  January,  1898.  Melissa  Wilkinson*,  born  18  October,  1841  ;  died  11  May,  1896.  William 
Lewis  Wilkinson*,  born  in  1845;  died  18  September,  1873.  Charles  Melvin  Wilkinson*,  born 
23  September,  1848. 

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258.  Elizabeth  P.  Rogers',  born  in  1813;  died  at  Plymouth,  Michigan,  6  March,  1889. 

259.  Rebecca  Rogers',  born  in  1815;  died  at  Novi,  i  October,  1876;  married  Perley  C. 

Shaw;  born  12  April,  1817;  died  at  Novi,  8  May,  1895. 

81.  SAMUEL  YERKES*  (Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fifth  son 
and  youngest  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Whiteside,  was 
born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  24  September,  1775;  died  at  Farmington, 
Ontario  County,  New  York,  19  March,  1861.  He  was  bred  a  farmer  on  his 
father's  estate  in  Moreland.  He  was  one  of  the  executors  of  his  father's  will, 
and  resided  on  the  homestead  farm  in  Moreland  until  1825,  when  he  sold  the 
same  to  Isaac  Roberts,  and  removed  to  what  was  then  known  as  the  "  Genesee 
Country,"  in  New  York,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Farmington,  where  he 
engaged  in  farming  until  his  death. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Rutherton,  born  14  February,  1783;  died  at  Farm- 
ington, 2  October,  1852;  daughter  of  John  Rutherton.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes 
,  were  Baptists. 

Children  of  Samuel*  and  Elizabeth  (Rutherton)  Yerkes;  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania : 

260.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  28  November,  1803 ;  died  28  October,  1841 ;  married  Alex- 

ander Grant. 

261.  Joseph  Yerkes',  born  21  June,  1805;  died  23  August,  1884;  married  Rosalinda 

Brown. 

262.  Rebecca  Watson  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1816;   died  at  County  Line,  Otsego 

County,  New  York,  9  January,  1894;  married  Silas  Gage,  who  died  8  Febru- 
ary, 1864,  aged  forty-nine  years  and  three  months.    No  issue. 

82.  ELIAS  YERKES''  (Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and 
child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Foster,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of 
Moreland,  16  January,  1757;  died  there,  21  June,  1844.  Administration 
on  his  estate  was  granted  in  Montgomery  County,  20  August,  the  same  year. 
On  24  May,  1799,  his  brother  and  sister  conveyed  unto  him  all  their  right, 
title,  and  interest  in  the  homestead  farm  in  Moreland,  and  here  Mr.  Yerkes 
carried  on  farming,  the  occupation  of  his  ancestors  for  some  generations.  He 
served  as  a  private  in  the  Pennsylvania  militia  during  the  Revolution.*  He 
was  baptized  in  the  Baptist  faith,  10  August,  1783,  when  he  united  with  the 
Southampton  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  became  a  prominent  member.  He 
is  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  that  church,  and  his  tombstone  bears  the  following 
inscription : 

"  In  Memory  of  |  Elias  Yerkes  |  who  was  a  worthy  member  |  of  the  Baptist  church 
of  I  Southampton,  Bucks  County,  Pa  |  almost  61  years:  |  was  Baptized  August  loth  1783  [ 


*  Pennsylvania  Archives,  2d  series,  xiii.  248. 
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appointed  Deacon  of  said  church  |  December  iith  1794  |  and  was  Senior  Deacon  near 
50  years  |  He  departed  this  life  June  21st  |  1844  I  Aged  87  years  5  months  &  5  days."  | 

"  Remember  friends  as  you  pass  by 
"  That  all  mankind  are  born  to  die, 
"  Then  let  your  cares  on  Christ  be  cast 
"  That  you  may  dwell  with  him  at  last." 

He  was  a  farmer,  and  married,  but  the  name  of  his  wife  is  unknown. 

Children  of  Elias*  Yerkes : 

263.  Lydia  Yerkes',  born  14  October,  1816;  married  Samuel  Lukens. 

264.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  died  without  issue;  married  Baker  Lukens. 

83.  GEORGE  YERKES*  (Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and 
child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Foster,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of 
Moreland,  18  September,  1758;  died  there,  25  December,  1839.  His  will, 
dated  2  July,  1835,  with  codicil  dated  5  July,  1837,  was  proved  9  January, 
1840,*  and  named  sons  Jonathan  and  David,  daughter  Susanna  Edwards,  and 
granddaughter  Susannah  Walton,  late  Edwards.  The  date  of  his  marriage, 
or  the  maiden  name  of  his  wife  Rebecca,  has  not  been  secured.  She  joined 
him  in  a  deed,  24  May,  1799;  and  died  13  May,  1835.  Both  are  buried  in  the 
graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church. 

Children  of  George*  Yerkes,  presumably  by  wife  Rebecca : 

265.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  2  May,  1784;  died  28  June,  1854;  married  Mary  Ayres. 

266.  David  Yerkes',  married  Charity  Bennett. 

267.  George  Yerkes',  died  unmarried  and  without  issue. 

268.  Susanna  Yerkes',  married  Jesse  Edwards. 

90.  ARTHUR  YERKES*  (Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son 
and  eighth  child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Foster,  was  born  in  the 
Manor  of  Moreland,  11  February,  1769;  died  there,  23  October,  1840.  He, 
too,  was  a  farmer.  He  married,  30  March,  1797,  Elizabeth  Hart,  born  13 
December,  1779;  died  23  October,  1834;  daughter  of  Colonel  Josiah  Hart 
by  his  wife  Ann  Watts.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  buried  in  the  ground  of 
the  Southampton  Baptist  Church.  Mrs.  Yerkes's  father.  Colonel  Hart,  was 
a  son  of  Colonel  Joseph  Hart,  a  prominent  officer  in  the  Revolution.  Her 
mother  was  a  great-granddaughter  of  the  Reverend  John  Watts,  Pastor  of 
the  Pennepek  Baptist  Church,  and  her  sister.  Amy  Hart,  became  the  wife  of 
Major-General  John  Davis,  of  Bucks  County,  and  the  mother  of  General 
William  Watts  Hart  Davis,  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  and  Civil  Wars,  and 
the  publisher  and  editor  of  the  Doylestown  Democrat  since  1858.! 

*  Montgomery  County  Will  Book,  xiii.  58. 

t  History  of  the  Hart  Family,  published  by  General  W.  W.  H.  Davis,  in  1867. 

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Children  of  Arthur*  and  Elizabeth  (Hart)  Yerkes: 

269.  Ann  Yerkes",  born  27  July,  1798;  married,  26  December,  1820,  William  Michener. 

270.  Elias  Yerkes',  born  20  June,  1800;  died  2  July,  1875;  married  Harriet  Krewson. 

271.  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes*,  born  22  June,  1802 ;   died  4  February,  1861 ;  married 

Eliza  Ann  Addis. 

272.  Rebecca  YERKES^  born  14  March,  1805;   died  12  April,  1846;   married  Chris- 

topher Krewson;   born  16  January,  1799;    died  3  February,  1864.  Issue: 

(273)  Elizabeth  Jane  Krewson",  born  i  February,  and  died  18  August,  1824. 

(274)  Rebecca  Krewson",  born  12  April,  1846. 

275.  William  Ferkes',  born  23  September,  1807;  died  9  February,  1888;  married  his 

cousin,  Eliza  B.  Yerkes. 

276.  Isaac  Yerkes",  born  9  September,  1809;  died  25  April,  1878;  married,  12  January, 

1847,  Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  Thomas  McKinstry.  She  died  in  April,  1887. 
No  issue. 

277.  Arthur  Watts  Yerkes",  born  3  October,  1813;  died  11  November,  1856;  married 

Charlotte  Knight. 

278.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  14  March,  1816;  married  Isaac  Clarkson  Addis. 

93.  JONATHAN  YERKES*  (Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son 
and  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Paul,  was  born  in  the  Manor 
of  Moreland,  5  December,  1759;  died  at  Damascus,  Wayne  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, 27  March,  1835.  was  a  farmer  and  miller,  and  acquired  his 
early  knowledge  of  these  occupations  on  the  farm  and  in  the  mill  of  his  step- 
father, John  Nesmith,  formerly  the  property  of  his  father,  who  died  when  the 
son  Jonathan  was  but  three  years  of  age.  In  1789  Jonathan  and  his  only 
brother  Titus  determined  to  form  a  copartnership  and  enter  upon  the  milling 
business  on  their  own  account,  and  on  18  June,  of  that  year,  they  purchased 
two  tracts  of  land  in  Germantown  Township,  one  consisting  of  forty-seven 
acres,  and  the  other,  an  adjoining  tract,  of  twenty-two  and  one-quarter  acres,* 
to  which  estate  they  removed,  and  there  engaged  in  the  milling  business, 
pursuing  the  same  until  about  5  May,  1802,*  on  which  date  Jonathan  Yerkes 
released  and  conveyed  his  half-interest  in  the  land  so  purchased,  and  the  mills 
on  the  same,  unto  his  brother  Titus. 

At  the  time  of  this  conveyance  Jonathan  Yerkes  had,  it  is  assumed,  con- 
cluded to  remove  his  family  to  and  settle  in  Wayne  County,  Pennsylvania, 
as  such  removal  was  effected  late  the  same  year,  or  early  in  1803.  He  pur- 
chased four  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Damascus  Township,  in  the  latter  county, 
of  Thomas  Shields.  The  land  was  located  on  Calkins  Creek,  not  far  distant 
from  the  Delaware  River,  into  which  the  creek  emptied.  Here  he  constructed 
a  saw-mill,  and  later  a  grist-mill,  and  continued  farming  and  milling  until 
his  death. 

Mr.  Yerkes  and  his  wife  were  Baptists,  and,  before  moving  to  Wayne 

*  Philadelphia  Deeds,  E,  F,  viii.  581. 
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YERKES  FAMILY 


County,  were  members  of  the  Montgomery  or  Hilltown  Baptist  Church  in 
Montgomery  County,  and  they  were  among  the  organizers  of  the  Baptist 
church  at  Damascus,  of  which  Mr.  Yerkes  was  for  a  time  the  clerk. 

He  married,  circa  1789,  Ehzabeth  Jarrett,  who  was  born  (probably  in 
Moreland)  16  August,  1770;  died  at  Damascus,  3  March,  1833.  His  six 
eldest  children  are  believed  to  have  been  born  at  Germantown,  and  the  others 
were  bom  at  Damascus. 

Children  of  Jonathan*  and  Elizabeth  (Jarrett)  Yerkes : 

279.  Joseph  Waln  Yerkes°,  born  11  September,  1790;  died  20  January,  1854;  married 

Elizabeth  Burcher. 

280.  Titus  Yerkes',  born  25  December,  1791 ;  died  10  August,  1869;  married  Helen 

Burcher. 

281.  Jacob  Paul  Yerkes',  born  9  February,  1794;  died  15  December,  1836;  married 

Huldah  Lord  Skinner. 

282.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  15  June,  1796;  died  6  March,  1797. 

283.  Mary  Ann  Yerkes",  born  24  January,  1798 ;  died  3  January,  1864 ;  married  Elijah 

Bailey  Clark. 

284.  Nathan  Livingstone  Yerkes",  born  16  July,  1800;  died  13  March,  1883;  mar- 

ried (i)  Margaret  Stoutenburgh ;   (2)  Margaret  Young. 

285.  Margaret  Yerkes",  born  28  December,  1802 ;  died  4  August,  1857. 

286.  Sebastian  Jarrett  Yerkes",  born  11  June,  1805;  died  9  September,  1889;  mar- 

ried Mary  Burr  Sherwood. 

287.  David  Shields  Yerkes",  born  23  April,  1807;  died  i  January,  1894;  married  Caro- 

line Calkins. 

288.  Hannah  S.  Yerkes",  born  30  April,  1810;  married  Ira  Sherwood. 

94.  TITUS  YERKES*  (Titus',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and 
child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Paul,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of 
Moreland,  15  November,  1762,  a  few  weeks  after  the  death  of  his  father; 
died  there,  15  June,  1846,  and  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Abington 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  bred  a  farmer  and  miller  under  the  tutelage 
of  his  step- father,  John  Nesmith.  In  1789  he  formed  a  copartnership  with 
his  brother  Jonathan,  and  joined  with  him  in  the  purchase  of  an  estate  in 
Germantown,  where  they  engaged  in  the  milling  business.  In  1802  he  pur- 
chased his  brother's  interest  in  this  property,  at  which  time,  as  it  appears  from 
the  deed  conveying  such  interest,  he  was  residing  in  Lower  Merion  town- 
ship, Montgomery  County.  Some  years  later  he  erected  a  mill  for  the  manu- 
facture of  cotton  yarns  on  land  that  had  belonged  to  his  father,  at  what  was 
Yerkesville,  and  is  now  Terwood,  in  Moreland,  and  there  pursued  such  manu- 
facture to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  for  several  years  the  proprietor  of 
the  Red  Lion  Inn,  afterwards  the  States  Union  Hotel,  Market  Street,  Phila- 
delphia. 

He  married,  18  June,  1801,  Mary  Streper,  born  28  October,  1770;  died 
7  49 


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at  Philadelphia,  14  April,  1855;  daughter  of  Abraham  Streper  *  by  his  wife 
Hannah  Roberts,  f 

Children  of  Titus*  and  Mary  (Streper)  Yerkes: 

289.  Robert  Anslev  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1804;  died  21  May,  1859;  married 

Regina  Husband. 

290.  Richard  Eckroyd  Yerkes",  born  17  March,  1809;  died  23  March,  1877;  married 

Mrs.  Lydia  Walton,  nee  Husband. 

291.  Mary  Paul  Yerkes',  born  12  June,  1814;  died  4  December,  1890;  married  Joel 

Cook,  Esq'. 

*  Abraham  Streper  was  bom  4  November,  1747,  and  was  a  son  of  William  Streper,  of  German 
town,  grandson  of  Leonard  Streper,  great-grandson  of  Leonard  Streper,  the  elder,  who  was  a  son  of 
William  Streper,  one  of  the  founders  of  Germantown,  and  a  large  land-owner  there. 

t  Hannah  Roberts  was  a  daughter  of  Phineas  Roberts  by  his  wife  Anne  Wynne,  grand- 
daughter of  Thomas  Wynne,  Jun'',  by  his  wife  Mary  Warner,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Jonathan 
Wynne,  the  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  Wynne,  who  was  an  intimate  friend  of  William  Penn  and  one  of  the 
most  prominent  of  the  early  settlers  in  Pennsylvania.* 


*  An  account  of  Dr.  Thomas  Wynne,  by  Colonel  Thomas  Allen  Glenn,  will  be  found  in  "  Merion  in  the 
Welsh  Tract." 


FIFTH  GENERATION 


m 


97.  JANE  YERKES'5  (JacobS  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  daughter  of  Jacob  Yerkes  by  his  second  wife 
Sarah  Fleming,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 6  January,  1798;  died  11  November,  1867;  married 
(i)  John  Wynkoop  Hogeland,*  born  6  October,  1791;  died 
7  October,  1824.  She  married  (2),  as  second  wife,  John 
Martindale,f  son  of  Jonathan  Martindale  by  his  wife  Rachel 
Morgan. 

Child  by  first  husband : 

292.  Henry  Hogeland',  married  and  had  issue. 

Children  by  second  husband : 

293.  Mary  Ann  Martindale". 

294.  Jonathan  Martindale'. 

295.  Rachel  Martindale'. 

296.  Jacob  Martindale'. 

297.  John  Martindale'. 

99.  ROBERT  YERKES'  (Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Anthony 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Harper,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of 

*  See  "  Hoagland  Family  in  America,"  47. 

t  See  "  History  of  Byberry  and  Moreland,"  325. 


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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Moreland,  15  October,  1774;  died  at  same  place,  19  April,  1849;  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Wright.  She  died  2  March,  1847.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  miller,  and  resided  on  the  Welsh  Road  in  Moreland,  and  both  he 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Lower  Dublin  Baptist  Church,  in  the 
graveyard  of  which  they  are  buried. 

Children  of  Robert"^  and  Mary  (Wright)  Yerkes: 

298.  John  Yerkes',  born  7  July,  1799;  died  27  January,  1886;  married  Diana  Krewson. 

299.  Mary  Ann  Yerkes',  born  12  November,  1803;  married  Benjamin  Margerum. 

300.  Hannah  Yerkes',  born  6  June,  1806;  died,  unmarried,  30  January,  1878. 

301.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  i  February,  1809;   died  13  January,  1836;   married  John 

Ashton.  They  had  issue :  (301*)  Mary  Elizabeth  Ashton',  who  married, 
and  had  a  number  of  children. 

302.  Joseph  Yerkes',  born  17  October,  181 1;  died  28  January,  1896;  married  Mary 

Ann  Neff. 

303.  Rebecca  Yerkes',  born  2  September,  1815;  married  Alfred  Robinson. 

304.  Catharine  Ann  Yerkes',  born  25  November,  1819;  died  27  January,  1888;  mar- 

ried Charles  W.  Rich. 

100.  JACOB  YERKES^  (AnthonyS  Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  third  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Harper,  was 
born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  19  January,  1776;  died  at  Bustleton,  Phila- 
delphia, 28  February,  1846;  married  Mary  Beans,  born  4  March,  1774;  died 
13  November,  1848.   Mr,  Yerkes  was  a  millwright. 

Children  of  Jacob^  and  Mary  (Beans)  Yerkes: 

305.  Nathan  Harper  Yerkes',  born  in  1798;  died,  unmarried,  in  August,  1878. 

306.  Jane  Yerkes',  born  13  December,  1800;  married  Daniel  Starkey. 

307.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  married  George  Danenhower. 

308.  Adolphus  Yerkes',  born  19  October,  1808;  died  7  April,  1895;  married  Harriet 

Remsen. 

309.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  circa  1812;   died  in  July,  1844;  married  Edward  Johnson, 

who  is  deceased,  and  by  whom  she  had  issue:  (310)  Sarah  C.  Johnson', 
born  12  September,  1835 ;  since  deceased. 

101.  JOSEPH  YERKES^  (Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Harper,  was 
born  II  October,  1777;  married  his  cousin,  Cassandra  T.  Yerkes  (No.  96), 
born  20  January,  1800;  daughter  of  Jacob  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Fleming. 

Children  of  Joseph^  and  Cassandra  T.'  (Yerkes)  Yerkes: 

311.  Jacob  Yerkes',  died  unmarried. 

312.  Ephraim  Yerkes',  married  Mary  Jolly,  and  died  without  issue. 

313.  Jane  Yerkes',  married  Charles  Wilson,  of  Dover,  Delaware,  and  had  two  daugh- 

ters, one  of  whom  was  Rachel  Wilson;  born  15  July,  1845;  married,  at  Phila- 
delphia, 9  September,  1868,  Thomas  S.  Home,  as  is  learned  from  the  "  Geneal- 
ogy of  the  Smedley  Family,"  332. 

314.  Sarah  Yerkes'. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


102.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Harper,  was  born  in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  3  September,  1782;  died  at 
Vernon,  Michigan,  23  September,  1846.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  in  Pennsylvania  until  about  1823,  when  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  Romulus,  Seneca  County,  New  York,  where  he  continued  farming  for 
some  years,  later  removing  to  Vernon  Township,  Shiawassee  County,  Michi- 
gan, where  he  died.  He  was  a  Baptist,  as  were,  also,  his  family.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Pennsylvania,  Maria  Watkins,  who  died  at  Romulus,  New  York, 
in  1838. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Maria  (Watkins)  Yerkes ;  all  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
except  the  two  youngest,  who  were  born  in  New  York: 

315.  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  17  December,  1808;  died  19  March,  1886;  married  Esther 

Allen. 

316.  Sarah  Ann  Yerkes",  died  in  1844;  married  Daniel  Gould. 

317.  Jacob  Yerkes',  born  2  October,  1812;  died  28  July,  1885;  married  Sarah  Olivia 

Roberts. 

318.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  i  March,  1815;  died  30  November,  1894;  married  Hughes 

Supplee. 

319.  Charles  Reeves  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1819;  died  28  April,  1901;  married 

Margaret  Young. 

320.  Jonathan  Watkins  Yerkes',  born  5  May,  1824;  died  20  May,  1848. 

321.  Joseph  Watkins  Yerkes',  twin  of  Jonathan,  born  5  May,  1824;  died  30  November, 

1899;  married  Sarah  Emeline  Sawtelle. 

322.  Margaret  Yerkes',  died  in  January,  1871 ;  married  Banister  Winget. 

104.  MARY  HARPER  YERKES^  (AnthonyS  Anthony^  Herman', 
Anthony^ ) ,  seventh  and  youngest  child  and  third  daughter  of  Anthony  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Mary  Harper ;  married  Giles  McDowell. 

Child  of  Giles  and  Mary  Harper^  (Yerkes)  McDowell: 

323.  William  L.  McDowell'. 

108.  ANTHONY  YERKES'  (Joseph*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), only  son  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Ashton,  was  born 
in  Philadelphia,  in  1776;  died  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  28  Febru- 
ary, 1836.  He  was  noted  for  his  excellence  in  penmanship,  and  is  known  in 
the  family  as  Anthony  Yerkes,  "  the  Penman."  He  acquired  land  in  More- 
land,  under  the  will  of  his  father.  He  was  a  Quaker,  as  had  been  his  father, 
and  a  member  of  Abington  Meeting,  where,  on  19  March,  1807,  he  married 
Susanna  Canby,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Susanna  Canby,  of  Wilmington, 
Delaware. 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Children  of  Anthony^  and  Susanna  (Canby)  Yerkes: 

324.  Hannah  Littler  Yerkes",  born  13  June,  1808;  died  10  July,  1884;  married  Jacob 

E.  Clayton. 

325.  Joseph  Yerkes",  born  i  April,  181 1;  died  25  August,  1844. 

326.  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  10  April,  1815;  died  in  1891 ;  married  Ezra  Croasdale 

Knight. 

327.  Ashton  Yerkes*,  born  5  April,  1818;  died  12  August,  1840. 

328.  Charles  Canby  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1820;  died  30  March,  1837. 

111.  ANTHONY  YERKES'^  (David*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), only  son  and  third  child  of  David  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Wil- 
merton,  was  born  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  6  November,  1793;  died  there, 
2  August,  1821 ;  married,  29  March,  1816,  Sarah  Richards. 

Children  of  Anthony"*  and  Sarah  (Richards)  Yerkes;  all  born  at  Baltimore: 

329.  David  Anthony  Yerkes",  born  25  August,  1817;  died  5  September,  1888;  mar- 

ried (i)  Elizabeth  Hobbs;  (2)  EHzabeth  Young. 

330.  George  Stiles  Yerkes",  born  9  November,  1819;  married  Susan  Cuyler. 

331.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  8  July,  1821 ;  married  Irenius  D.  P.  Forman,  by  whom 

she  had  issue. 

112.  ABRAHAM  YERKES«  (John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Cofifing,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Pennsylvania,  29  May,  1770;  died  23  or  28  October,  1827,  and  was 
buried  in  the  grounds  of  Plymouth  Meeting.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided 
in  Whitemarsh  Township,  Montgomery  County.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Society  of  Friends.  He  married,  about  1793,  Mary  Jones,  born  3  September, 
1774;  died  5  November,  1863;  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Susanna  Jones. 

Children  of  Abraham^  and  Mary  (Jones)  Yerkes: 

332.  Ann  Yerkes',  born  26  October,  1794 ;  died  23  May,  1820. 

333.  Hannah  Yerkes",  born  12  September,  1796;  died  2  April,  1886;  married  Silas 

Shoemaker. 

334.  Harm  an  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1798;  died  17  January,  1862;  married  Rebecca 

Jeans. 

335.  Isaac  Yerkes',  born  18  November,  1800 ;  died  26  December,  1888 ;  married  Isabella 

Fries. 

336.  John  Yerkes",  born  12  October,  1802;  died  11  February,  1886;  married  Jane 

Fowler. 

337-  Jones  Yerkes",  born  28  November,  1804;   died  25  August,  1830;  married  Jane 
Comfort. 

338.  Aaron  Yerkes",  born  3  December,  1807;  died  19  April,  1882;  married  Mary  Ann 

Glenn. 

339.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  15  March,  1810;  died  14  February,  1892;  married,  28  Sep- 

tember, 1837,  Levi  P.  Coats,  born  in  Upper  Merion,  Montgomery  County,  li 
June,  1808 ;  died  at  Frankford,  Philadelphia,  9  October,  1874 ;  son  of  Matthias 
and  Sophia  Coats.  Issue:  (340)  Aaron  Yerkes  Coats',  born  18  December, 
1838;  married,  28  September,  1864,  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Sheard,  born 

54 


iKONlCLH 


v^ii.  :  I  Yerkes: 

,  1808;  died  10  July,  1884;  married  Jacoi 

orn  I  April,  181 1 ;  died  25  August,  1844. 
NE  Yerkes*,  bom  10  April,  1815 ;  died  in  1891 ;  married  Ezra  CroaMiale 

'ght. 

-  Yerkes*,  born  s  April,  1818;  died  12  August,  i84t 
3^.>     .,AALis.  Canby  Yerkes*,  bom  2  April,  1820;  died  30  March,  ittj7. 

NfTHONY    YERKE  Anthony*,   T  -.An- 

ther '  'hirdchiU^  .      ^     .      -  . 

men  altimorc 
2  Aup'jst,  1821  td,  29  Marc 

<  of  Anthony*  a 


^   (John*,  John', 

Coffinp 


,  ,  1820. 

3ij  Hannah  Y>  jer,  1796;  died  2  April,  1886;  married  Silas 

334.  H/,  born  20  August,  1798;  died  17  January,  1862;  married  ReVi- 

335.  liA  born  18  November,  1800;  died  26  December,  1888;  marries: 

t  .  ICS. 

336.  JOP'^   y-^sKTiS*,  bora  12  October,  1802;  died  II  February,  1886;  married 

337.  Jo;  i*,  born  28  November,  1804;  died  25  August,  1830;  ma" 

338.  Aa              s*,  bora  3  December,  1807;  died  19  April,  1882;  ms 
339-  Mi^  '   --  ,  - 


1838;  married,  2J- 


YERKES  FAMILY 


2  May,  1838.  (341)  Matthias  Coats',  born  4  July,  1840;  married,  19  March, 
1866,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  McMullin,  born  4  October,  1838.  (342)  Susan 
Yerkes  Coats',  born  4  June,  1844;  married,  21  September,  1865,  Charles 
Castor,  of  Frankford,  born  8  September,  1840. 

343.  Susan  Yerkes',  born  4  September,  1814 ;  died  3  September,  1899. 

344.  Abraham  Yerkes',  born  21  June,  1819 ;  died,  without  issue,  18  May,  1901 ;  married, 

25  November,  1847,  Julia  Walton,  born  17  September,  1829;  daughter  of  Daniel 
Walton. 

113.  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Coffing,  was 
born  9  February,  1772;  married  Isaac  Jones,  born  30  May,  1772;  died  12 
June,  1868;  son  of  Jonathan  and  Susanna  Jones.  Isaac  Jones  resided  in 
Whitemarsh  Township,  Montgomery  County,  and  his  family  were  members 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  attended  Plymouth  Meeting. 

Children  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Jones: 

345.  John  Jones',  born  18  December,  1795 ;  married  Martha  ,  and  had  issue.* 

346.  William  Jones',  born  17  August,  1798;  died  5  October,  1857. 

347.  Jonathan  Jones',  born  24  March,  1800. 

348.  Isaac  Jones',  born  6  May,  1802 ;  married,  3  November,  1826,  Ann,  daughter  of  Ezra 

and  Margaret  Comfort,  and  had  issue.f 

349.  Ann  Jones',  born  18  June,  1804 ;  died,  unmarried,  3  July,  1885. 

350.  Susan  Jones',  born  10  January,  1806;   died  2  August,  1890;   married  Thomas 

Hopkins,  of  Norristown,  Montgomery  County,  born  10  February,  1809;  died 
21  July,  1871.    They  had  issue.t 

351.  Elizabeth  Jones',  born  15  April,  1809;   died  8  March,  1891;   married  Charles 

Sheppard,  born  4  November,  1810;  died  8  October,  1873.   They  had  issue. 

352.  Charles  Jones',  born  2  February,  1813. 

114.  HARMAN  YERKES''  (JohnS  John^  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  third  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Coffing,  was  born 
in  the  Manor  of  Moreland,  21  May,  1774;  died  at  "  Yerkes  Corner,"  White- 
marsh  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  15  March,  1845.  He 
was  a  merchant  and  farmer.  Auge,  in  his  "  History  of  Montgomery  County," 
page  63,  gives  the  following  account  of  Mr.  Yerkes's  life : 

"  His  father,  John  Yerkes,  was  a  farmer,  who,  finding  his  son,  Harman,  a  delicate  boy, 
hardly  strong  enough  for  his  own  calling,  placed  him  at  an  early  age  with  Samuel  Livezey, 
of  Plymouth,  as  a  store  help,  where  he  remained  a  number  of  years.  Having  saved  of  his 
earnings  fifty  pounds,  he  concluded,  under  the  advice  of  his  patron  friend  Livezey,  to  start 
a  store  for  himself  at  Spring  Mill.  The  manner  of  his  going  into  business  is  given  in  his 
own  words,  as  related  to  the  writer  many  years  ago :  '  Samuel  said  I  served  him  faithfully, 
and  he  would  assist  me.  He  went  with  me  to  town  and  introduced  me  to  the  merchants, 
and  said  to  them,  "  Harman  is  poor,  but  he  is  honest.  If  he  wants  a  little  credit,  trust  him ; 
but  don't  trust  him  too  much,  for  much  trust  ain't  good  for  a  young  man." '    He  soon, 

•  See  "  Plymouth  Meeting,"  by  Elwood  Roberts,  138. 
t  Ibid.,  171.  t  Ibid.,  149,  150. 

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however,  had  little  need  of  trust  from  anybody,  for  till  his  death  he  was  known  in  Phila- 
delphia as  the  '  money-down'  buyer.  After  continuing  several  years  at  Spring  Mill,  he 
removed  to  the  store  and  farm  so  long  known  by  the  name  of  '  Yerkes  Corner,'  now  Harman- 
ville,  at  the  intersection  of  the  Ridge  turnpike  road  and  the  Spring  Mill  road,  where  he  died, 
universally  respected,  on  March  15,  1845,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  seventy-one  years. 

"  Harman  Yerkes  was  eminently  a  merchant  of  the  olden  time,  disposing  of  everything 
at  exact  and  uniform  prices,  and  at  very  small  advances.  He  would  as  soon  have  thought 
of  selling  with  a  short  yardstick  or  false  bushel  as  to  retail  goods  on  the  modern  sensational 
style, — one  article  at  less  than  cost,  and  another,  not  so  well  known  to  the  buyer,  at  three- 
fold profits.  If  goods  would  not  bring  their  price,  they  remained  on  the  shelves  as  mementos 
or  as  caution  not  to  buy  more.  This,  perhaps,  was  not  best,  but  it  was  his  way.  Conse- 
quently, when  his  stock  was  finally  closed  out,  very  many  things,  well  kept,  were  sold  to 
buyers  as  curiosities  of  a  former  age.  He  was  scrupulously  honest  to  the  half-penny.  If  a 
half-cent  was  due  a  customer  on  an  account,  or  in  change,  he  would,  if  no  half-cent  were  at 
hand,  give  a  half  row  of  pins,  or  the  like,  to  make  precise  settlement.  With  equal  exactitude 
and  conscientiousness  he  expected  it  if  due  him.  In  his  later  years  he  became  wealthy,  and 
loaned  considerable  money  on  bonds  and  mortgages,  and,  as  may  be  supposed,  knew  or 
cared  nothing  for  '  bonuses'  in  placing  loans.  Though  living  with  Friends  nearly  all  his  life, 
and  attending  their  meetings  with  tolerable  regularity,  he  was  never  a  member  of  the 
Society." 

Harman  Yerkes  married,  about  1803,  Elizabeth  Weaver,  born  29  Sep- 
tember, 1 781;  died  28  April,  1877;  daughter  of  John  Weaver,  of  German- 
town,  by  his  wife  Susanna  Keyser,  a  daughter  of  John  Keyser.* 

Children  of  Harman"^  and  Elizabeth  (Weaver)  Yerkes;  born  in  Whitemarsh 
Township : 

353.  Miriam  Yerkes*,  born  31  July,  1804;  died,  unmarried,  29  December,  1852. 

354.  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1806;  died  11  February,  1847;  married 

(i)  Hannah  Davis;  (2)  Mary  F.  Harry;  (3)  Elizabeth  Marple. 

355.  Susan  Weaver  Yerkes",  born  14  January,  1808 ;  died,  unmarried,  28  April,  1892. 

356.  Reuben  Yerkes',  born  26  November,  1899;  died,  without  issue,  29  January,  1871 ; 

married  (i)  Mary  Shoemaker;  (2),  15  November,  1856,  Hannah  Shoemaker, 
sister  of  his  first  wife. 

357.  Mary  Weaver  Yerkes',  born  9  December,  181 1;  died  i  February,  1895;  married 

Daniel  H.  Dager. 

358.  Martha  Yerkes',  born  i  October,  1813. 

359.  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  13  December,  1815;  died  26  July,  1836. 

360.  Nathaniel  Weaver  Yerkes',  born  13  April,  1818;  died  6  August,  1869;  married 

Sarah  Jones  Leedom. 

361.  Anna  Yerkes*,  born  16  December,  1823. 

115.  WILLIAM  YERKES^  (John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third 
son  and  fourth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Coffing,  was  born  16 
July,  1776.  The  date  of  his  death  has  not  been  ascertained.  In  a  deed  dated 
5  March,  181 2,  he  is  styled  of  Germantown  Township,  Philadelphia  County, 


*  A  descendant  of  Dirck  Keyser,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Germantown.  (See  "  The  Keyser 
Family,"  123.) 

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and  by  the  same  he  conveyed  six  acres  of  land  to  John  Kitler.  He  married 
Deborah  Streper,  born  30  December,  1779;  died  in  New  Garden  Township, 
Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  24  August,  1844;  daughter  of  Leonard  and 
Margaret  Streper,  and  a  descendant  of  William  Streper,  one  of  the  founders 
of  Germantown. 

Children  of  William^  and  Deborah  (Streper)  Yerkes: 

362.  John  Yerkes",  born  5  March,  1802;  died  17  July,  1880;  married  (i)  Catharine 

Dull ;  (2)  Elizabeth  Lloyd. 

363.  George  Yerkes",  born  24  September,  1804. 

364.  William  Yerkes",  born  10  March,  1806;   died  21  March,  1870;   married  Sarah 

Shannon. 

365.  Jacob  Streper  Yerkes',  born  18  May,  1809 ;  died  18  November,  1866 ;  married  Ann 

S.  Shoemaker. 

366.  Jonathan  Yerkes",  born  15  December,  1811 ;   died  12  January,  1896;  married 

Elizabeth  Mitchener. 

367.  Leonard  Yerkes",  born  16  August,  1814 ;  died  young. 

368.  Margaret  Yerkes",  born  16  August,  1814;  died  young. 

369.  Samuel  Streper  Yerkes",  born  2  August,  1816;  died  April,  1886;  married  Anne 

Maria  Bodine. 

370.  Isaac  Jones  Yerkes",  born  26  July,  1819. 

116.  JOHN  YERKES^  (JohnS  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth 
son  and  fifth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Coffing,  was  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania,  20  October,  1778;  died  at  Easttown,  Chester 
County,  Pennsylvania,  16  May,  1848.  He  was  a  tanner,  and  resided  at  East- 
town,  where  he  conducted  a  prosperous  tannery.  He  married  (i),  31  March, 
1803,  Ann  Spies,*  who  probably  died  without  issue;  (2)  Elizabeth  Stump, 
who  died  at  Easttown,  6  June,  1864.  She  was,  it  would  appear,  the  mother 
of  the  following  children,  as  she  refers  to  them  as  such  in  her  will,  by  which 
she  bequeathed  a  large  personal  estate  to  her  family. 

Children  of  John^  and  Elizabeth  (Stump)  Yerkes: 

371.  Mary  Yerkes",  died  11  December,  1883,  in  her  sixty-ninth  year. 

372.  Job  Roberts  Yerkes",  born  30  September,  1817;  died  7  July,  1888;  married  Eliza- 

beth Pierce. 

373.  Morris  or  Maurice  Yerkes",  born  in  April,  1821 ;  died  11  April,  1857;  married 

Hannah  Mendenhall  Pierce. 

374.  John  Yerkes',  died,  unmarried,  21  August,  1890. 

375.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  died  at  Kennett  Square,  Chester  County,  22  September,  1892; 

married,  i8  November,  1869,  Peter  Supplee. 

376.  Hannah  Yerkes",  born  in  1828 ;  died  8  August,  1893 ;  married  James  P.  Calvert. 

377.  Jonathan  Philips  Yerkes",  born  16  January,  1833;  died  15  February,  1900;  mar- 

ried Margaret  Matilda  Barr. 

378.  Martha  Emily  Yerkes",  unmarried. 


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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


117.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
fifth  son  and  sixth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  Coffing,  was  born 
30  August,  1780;  married  Elizabeth  Stump.  It  has  been  difficult  to  obtain 
any  account  of  this  family. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Elizabeth  (Stump)  Yerkes: 

379.  Ann  Yerkes'. 

380.  Margaret  Yerkes',  married  Justus  P.  Jones. 

381.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  died  11  January,  1892. 

382.  Lewis  Yerkes',  born  25  January,  1808;  married  Esther  Fielding  Jones. 

383.  Charles  Yerkes',  died  in  Philadelphia,  17  September,  1878;    married  Hannah 

Coulter,  who  died  21  December,  1898,  and  had  issue:  (384)  Robert  H. 
Yerkes^    (385)  Seymour  Yerkes'.    (386)  Matilda  Yerkes'. 

387.  Alloway  Yerkes',  married,  and  had  issue. 

388.  Humphrey  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1814;  died  30  September,  1896;  married, 

19  December,  1843,  Ann  Elizabeth  McCormick.  Their  daughter,  (388a) 
Carrie  E.  Yerkes',  born  14  October,  1852,  married,  3  October,  1880,  John  W. 
Dunlap,  of  Hulmeville,  Pennsylvania,  and  by  him  had  issue. 

121.  SILAS  YERKES^  (Harman*,  John^  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
son  and  second  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Scott,  was  born 
7  August,  1784;  died  in  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  30 
January,  1863,  and  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Abington  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  on  his  estate  in  Abington,  consisting 
of  over  one  hundred  acres  of  land,  sixty  acres  of  which  was  a  portion  of  his 
father's  homestead.  The  farm  is  said  to  have  been  in  the  continuous  occu- 
pation of  the  Yerkes  family  for  over  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  years.  Silas 
Yerkes  was  a  man  of  more  than  usual  local  prominence,  and  remained  in 
active  business  life  until  1859,  when  "  he  retired  with  a  competence."  He  was 
prompt  and  precisely  honest  in  business,  and,  because  of  his  irreproachable 
character,  held  several  positions  of  trust  and  confidence.  He  was  Ruling  Elder 
of  the  Abington  Presbyterian  Church  for  many  years.  He  was  a  commissioner 
of  Montgomery  County  for  three  years,  and  held  other  public  positions. 

He  married,  10  January,  181 1,  Elizabeth  Mann;  born  15  February, 
1788;  died  II  April,  1849;  daughter  of  Samuel  Mann,  Esq^. 

Children  of  Silas"  and  Elizabeth  (Mann)  Yerkes: 

389.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  6  March,  1812 ;  died  in  childhood. 

390.  Samuel  Mann  Yerkes',  born  2  June,  1813;  died  6  May,  1892;  married  (i)  Chris- 

tiana McNair;  (2)  Mrs.  Emeline  (Mather)  Rumsey. 

391.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  30  September,  1814;  died  22  March,  1897;  married  Bryce 

Allen.  Issue:  (392)  Margaret  Anna  Allen',  died  22  May,  1847,  aged  three 
months. 

393.  Susanna  Scott  Yerkes',  born  5  December,  1815 ;  died  27  July,  1892. 

394.  John  Keith  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1817;  died  19  January,  1894;  married 

Henrietta  Lesher. 

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395.  Isaac  Mann  Yerkes',  born  13  January,  1819;  died  22  March,  1899;  married  Jane 

Murdock  Carr. 

396.  Rosanna  Keith  Yerkes',  born  3  May,  1820;   died  30  December,  1896;  married 

Isaac  Newburn  Leech. 

397.  Silas  Darrah  Yerkes',  born  10  May,  1822;  died  i  May,  1876;  married  Rachel 

Shelmire. 

398.  William  Tennant  Yerkes',  born  21  October,  1824;  died  25  April,  1890;  married 

Maria  Blaker. 

399.  George  Scott  Yerkes',  born  18  September,  1826;   died  20  May,  1898;  married 

Jane  Moore. 

400.  Charles  Huxham  Yerkes",  born  15  July,  1829;  died  7  March,  1872;  married 

Rebecca  Holme. 

401.  Joseph  Sanford  Yerkes',  born  13  January,  1832;  died  in  infancy. 

122.  SUSANNA  YERKES^  (Harman*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  daughter  and  third  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Scott,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  19  October, 
1786;  died  at  Philadelphia,  23  April,  1874;  married,  10  December,  181 1, 
Josiah  Stockton  Mann,  born  in  Horsham  Township,  same  county,  2  September, 
1789;  died  in  Moreland,  18  February,  1863.  Mr.  Mann  was  a  brother  of 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Silas  Yerkes. 

Children  of  Josiah  Stockton  and  Susanna^  (Yerkes)  Mann: 

402.  Samuel  Keith  Mann',  born  9  June,  1813;  died  29  April,  1894;  married,  24  Sep- 

tember, 1861,  Julia  Roberts,  born  17  July,  1828.  Issue:  (402^)  Margaret 
Mann',  born  20  April,  1864.    (402^)  Mary  Y.  Mann',  born  8  January,  1869. 

403.  George  Yerkes  Mann',  born  26  July,  1815;  died  in  1901 ;  married,  23  April,  1844, 

Isabella  Shoemaker. 

404.  Charles  Stockton  Mann',  born  6  September,  1817;   died  15  September,  1870; 

married  (i),  3  March,  1842,  Eliza  Brady;  (2),  10  February,  1848,  Lucy 
Boucher,  died  30  January,  1896.  Issue:  (404a)  Mary  Matilda  Mann', 
born  4  September,  1849.  (404I')  Susanna  Mann',  born  3  June,  1858.  (404c) 
Emma  B.  Mann',  born  16  June,  1861. 

405.  Margaret  Matilda  Mann',  born  13  July,  1820. 

406.  William  S.  Mann',  born  28  September,  1823;   died  5  January,  1898;  married, 

5  March,  1850,  Rachel  Clausen.  Issue:  (406^)  Howard  Mann',  born  31 
July,  1856;  married  Amanda  Neeman,  and  had  issue. 

407.  Aaron  Mann',  born  3  March,  1830;  died  16  May,  1879. 

127.  JOHN  YERKES'  (Harman*,  John',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third 
son  and  eighth  and  youngest  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Scott,  was  born  in  Abington  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
16  April,  1802;  died  20  April,  1870.  He  married  Margaret  Benner,  born 
14  December,  1800;  died  9  February,  1859;  daughter  of  Jacob  Benner.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Abington  Presbyterian 
Church. 

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Children  of  John**  and  Margaret  (Benner)  Yerkes: 

408.  Harman  Yerkes",  born  17  August,  1827;  married  Sarah  Cauffman,  who  died  at 

Fargo,  Dakota,  24  November,  1893,  without  issue.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at 
Bordentown,  New  Jersey.  He  is  possessed  of  considerable  wealth,  and  is  a 
large  land-owner. 

409.  Catharine  Yerkes",  born  5  February,  1829;  died  unmarried. 

410.  Mary  Yerkes",  born  17  January,  1831 ;  married  John  Anderson. 

411.  Andrew  Jackson  Yerkes",  born  30  September,  1834;  married  Susan  P.  Kelsey. 

412.  Samuel  Mann  Yerkes',  born  11  November,  1836. 

413.  Jacob  Benner  Yerkes",  born  25  April,  1839;  died  in  childhood. 

414.  Rachel  Yerkes",  born  25  August,  1842;  died  in  childhood. 

128.  SILAS  YERKES^  (Silas*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  only 
child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Craft,  was  born  at  what  is  now 
Ogontz,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  1 1  December,  1 779,  a  few  weeks 
after  his  father's  death,  and  died  at  Philadelphia,  31  January,  1868.  His 
widowed  mother  married,  as  second  husband,  Levi  Tyson,  of  the  well-known 
Tyson  family  of  Philadelphia  and  vicinity.  Silas  grew  up  in  the  Quaker  faith, 
his  mother  and  step-father  being  members,  in  excellent  standing,  of  Abingdon 
Meeting.  He  was  car'^fully  educated  and  prepared  for  a  mercantile  life,  and 
finally  determined  to  enlarge  his  sphere  of  activity  by  abandoning  the  country 
and  establishing  himself  in  business  in  Philadelphia,  whence  he  removed 
about  1808,  and  where  he  engaged  as  a  flour  and  feed  merchant,  in  which  he 
prospered.   After  acquiring  a  handsome  fortune  he  retired  from  business. 

At  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Philadelphia  he  was  a  member  of  the  Abing- 
ton  Monthly  Meeting  of  Friends,  and  upon  his  removal  he  attached  himself  to 
the  Monthly  Meeting  of  Friends  of  Philadelphia  for  the  Northern  District. 
He  was  a  man  of  positive  views,  and  was  firm  in  maintaining  them.  As  to  his 
character  in  these  respects,  we  obtain  a  shade  of  light  in  the  following  extract 
from  the  minutes  of  the  Meeting  last  mentioned: 

"  Silas  Yerkes,  who  had  a  right  of  membership  with  us,  the  religious  Society  of 
Friends,  has  transgressed  our  Discipline  by  persisting  with  others  in  holding  a  Meeting 
Styled  the  Monthly  Meeting  of  Friends  held  at  Green  Street,  Philadelphia,  after  that 
Meeting  had  been  dissolved  by  the  Quarterly  Meeting  and  the  members  thereof  attached  to 
the  Monthly  Meeting  of  Friends  of  Philadelphia  for  the  Northern  District :  Also  by  attend- 
ing other  Meetings  held  in  violation  of  our  established  Order. — On  these  accounts  it  became 
our  concern  to  treat  with  him  in  order  to  convince  him  of  his  errors,  but  he  denied  the 
authority  of  the  Monthly  Meeting,  and  refused  to  see  the  committee  appointed  to  confer 
with  him.  Having  thus  separated  himself  from  the  religious  Society  of  Friends,  we  testify 
we  no  longer  consider  him  a  member  among  us — nevertheless  desire  that  through  the  renewed 
visitations  of  Divine  Grace  he  may  be  favoured  to  see  and  condemn  his  errors  and  prepared 
to  unite  with  us  in  christian  fellowship." 

He  married,  13  March,  1806,  Mary  Leech;  born  in  Cheltenham  town- 
ship, Montgomery  County,  26  June,  1786;  died  at  Philadelphia,  25  July,  1858; 

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(No.  128) 

Krom  a  portrait  in  pussession  of  his  grandson  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes,  Esq' 


CHRONia.E  OF 


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MARY  (LEECH)  YERKEb,  WIFE  UK  SILAS  YERKES  (no.  128) 
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daughter  of  Isaac  Leech  by  his  wife  Sarah  Holcombe.  (See  Notes  on  the 
Leech  Family.)  Their  two  eldest  children  were  born  in  Cheltenham  Town- 
ship and  the  others  were  born  at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Silas^  and  Mary  (Leech)  Yerkes: 

415.  Sarah  Leech  Yerkes',  born  22  May,  1807;  died  29  April,  1835;  married  Samuel 

Parry  Shoemaker. 

416.  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes',  born  28  August,  1808;  died  14  March,  1883;  married 

(i)  Elizabeth  Link  Broom;   (2)  Margaret  Patterson. 

417.  George  Yerkes',  born  28  March,  1810;  died  at  Philadelphia,  8  March,  1895;  mar- 

ried Margaret  Austin,  by  whom  he  had  a  daughter,  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  a  successful  brush  manufacturer,  and  amassed  considerable  wealth. 

418.  Hannah  Tyson  Yerkes',  born  22  September,  181 1;  died  3  February,  1888. 

419.  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  14  December,  1814;  died  26  April,  1898. 

420.  Mary  Leech  Yerkes',  born  i  October,  1816;  died  16  April,  1821. 

421.  Isaac  Leech  Yerkes',  born  14  February,  1819;  died  2  September,  1837. 

422.  Mary  Leech  Yerkes',  born  28  February,  1822;  died  29  January,  1824. 

423.  Silas  Yerkes,  Jr.',  born  i  October,  1824 ;  died  27  October,  1891 ;  married  Susan 

B.  Morris,  daughter  of  Morris  Morris.  He  was  a  wealthy  iron  merchant,  and 
left  an  estate  of  $300,000. 

424.  Richard  Yerkes',  born  13  October,  1826;  died  25  June,  1828. 

132.  THOMAS  YERKES^  (Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Jones, 
was  born  in  Moreland  Township,  18  October,  1790;  died  at  Fox  Chase,  Phila- 
delphia, 19  January,  1856.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and  carried  on  a  smithery 
at  the  latter  place  until  failing  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  active  busi- 
ness. He  sold  his  estate  there,  to  James  C.  Davis.  He  married  Martha  Wright, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Wright. 

Child  of  Thomas^  and  Martha  (Wright)  Yerkes: 

425.  Phebe  Yerkes',  married,  in  November,  1834,  Anthony  Livezey,  Jr.,  son  of  Anthony 

Livezey  by  his  wife  Esther  Bailey.  Issue:  (426)  Jane  Livezey',  married 
Samuel  Livezey.  (427)  Ann  B.  Livezey',  married  (i)  Robert  Blake;  (2) 
William  LaRue.  (428)  Thomas  B.  Livezey',  married  Lavinia  Blake.  (429) 
Martha  Livezey',  married,  4  October,  1866,  Morris  Wood.  (430)  Esther 
Livezey',  married,  29  December,  1874,  Alonzo  Dallas  Eisenhower.  (431) 
Sarah  Livezey',  died  young.  (432)  Anthony  Livezey',  died  young. 
(433)  Samuel  Livezey',  married  Margaret  Kulp. 

133.  BENJAMIN  YERKES"  (Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  third  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Jones,  was  born  in  Moreland  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
17  February,  1792;  died  there,  24  May,  1851;  married  Sarah  Addis,  bom 
15  April,  1790;  died  9  December,  1864;  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Jane  Addis. 
Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  wheelwright,  and  resided  on  his  estate  on  the  Pennypack 
Creek,  about  one  mile  north  of  Bethayres,  in  Moreland.    He  and  his  wife  and 

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several  of  their  children  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Lower  Dublin  Bap- 
tist Church. 

Children  of  Benjamin''  and  Sarah  (Addis)  Yerkes: 

434.  Huston  Yerkes',  born  9  April,  1816;  married  Catharine  Ann  Lesher. 

435.  Ann  Yerkes',  born  and  died  2  September,  1817. 

436.  Mary  Jane  Yerkes',  born  3  November,  1819;  died  26  November,  1901 ;  married 

Charles  Boucher. 

437.  Samuel  Jones  Yerkes',  born  2  November,  1821 ;  died  28  December,  1841. 

438.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  8  November,  1823 ;  died  24  January,  1842. 

439.  Moses  Yerkes',  born  26  January,  1826;  died  8  November,  1878;  married  Eleanor 

Morrison  Yerkes. 

440.  Isaac  Addis  Yerkes',  born  6  April,  1828;  died  7  December,  1841. 

441.  Benjamin  Yerkes',  born  6  April,  1828;  married  Adela  H.  Roe. 

442.  Hannah  Addis  Yerkes',  born  11  July,  1830;  married  Christian  Snyder. 

443.  Thomas  Jones  Yerkes',  born  15  June,  1834;  married  Rachel  Scott. 

138.  AMOS  YERKES'5  (Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthonyi), 
fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  w^ife  Margaret  Jones, 
■W2LS  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  6  August, 
1804;  died  there,  26  September,  1887;  married  Ann  Wynkoop,  born  31  July, 
1807;  died  20  September,  1892;  daughter  of  Philip  Wynkoop  by  his  v^ife 
Catharine  Vanhorn.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife  were 
Baptists. 

Children  of  Amos^  and  Ann  (Wynkoop)  Yerkes ;  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley : 

444.  Albert  J.  Yerkes',  born  11  December,  1836. 

445.  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  17  May,  1839;    married,  24  November,  i860,  James 

Bell  Lesher,  born  17  February,  1836;  son  of  Benjamin  Lesher  by  his  wife 
Mary  Maag.  Mr.  Lesher  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Huntingdon  Valley. 
Issue:  (446)  Ella  A.  Lesher',  born  i  October,  1863;  married,  24  Novem- 
ber, 1885,  George  Heaton.  (446a)  Amos  Yerkes  Lesher',  born  19  June, 
1877;  married,  9  April,  1902,  Flora  Quail. 

447.  Eliza  Jane  Yerkes',  born  5  June,  1845;  died  i  February,  1850. 

139.  ISAAC  YERKES'*  (Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Jones, 
was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  17  September,  1806; 
died  there,  2  April,  1854;  married,  18  January,  1838,  Catharine  Wynkoop, 
born  near  Huntingdon  Valley,  25  July,  181 1 ;  died  10  December,  1883  ;  daugh- 
ter of  Philip  Wynkoop  by  his  wife  Catharine  Vanhorn.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a 
farmer, •and  resided  at  Huntingdon  Valley.   He  and  his  wife  were  Baptists. 

Children  of  Isaac^  and  Catharine  (Wynkoop)  Yerkes;  born  at  Huntingdon 
Valley : 

448.  Emma  Francena  Yerkes',  born  22  October,  1838;  married  Charles  W.  Heaton. 

449.  Caroline  Yerkes',  born  24  July,  1840;  died  22  September,  1859. 

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450.  Samuel  Jones  Yerkes',  born  9  August,  1842;  married,  9  February,  1876,  Ellen 

Jane  Snyder  (No.  1198).  He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Huntingdon  Valley. 
Issue:  (450a)  Horace  B.  Yerkes',  born  29  July,  1877;  died  25  February, 
1884.  (45o'>)  Walter  Christian  Yerkes',  born  13  September,  1879;  died 
27  November,  1901. 

451.  Mary  Eliza  Yerkes',  born  21  November,  1844;  died  13  April,  1845. 

452.  Margaret  Wynkoop  Yerkes',  born  7  July,  1846. 

453.  Sarah  Ann  Yerkes',  born  26  November,  1848. 

140.  JONES  YERKES"  (Benjamin*,  John',  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
seventh  son  and  tenth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Jones, 
was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  3  March,  181  o;  died  29  May,  1887;  married 
Sarah  Morrison  (No.  605),  born  30  May,  1818;  died  11  October,  1884; 
daughter  of  John  Morrison  by  his  wife  Hannah  Yerkes.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a 
farmer. 

Children  of  Jones^  and  Sarah  (Morrison)  Yerkes;  born  in  Moreland: 

454.  Joseph  Jones  Yerkes',  born  15  August,  1842;  married  Alice  Louisa  Cornell. 

455.  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  9  August,  1845 ;  married  Jane  E.  V.  Blaker. 

456.  Joshua  Taylor  Yerkes*,  born  22  March,  1847;  married  Rebecca  Ann  Hare. 

141.  SARAH  YERKES'^  (Benjamin*,  John^  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
youngest  daughter  and  eleventh  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mar- 
garet Jones,  was  born  3  October,  1813 ;  died  28  July,  1853 ;  married  Samuel  P. 
Robinson,  who  died  5  November,  1863,  in  the  fifty-third  year  of  his  age.  They 
had  a  number  of  children,  but  those  given  below  are  all  that  are  known  to 
the  writer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Lower 
Dublin  Baptist  Church. 

Children  of  Samuel  P.  and  Sarah^  (Yerkes)  Robinson: 

457.  Joseph  Robinson'. 

458.  Samuel  Robinson'. 

459.  Frank  Robinson'. 

460.  Margaret  Robinson',  died  10  September,  1854,  in  the  sixteenth  year  of  her  age. 

461.  Benjamin  Robinson',  died  19  August,  1853,  in  the  eleventh  year  of  his  age. 

142.  ELIZABETH  YERKES'  (Josiah*,  Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
the  only  known  child  of  Josiah  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rachel  Brooks,  was  born  in 
1784;  married,  in  1800,  Joshua  Hogeland,  born  at  Kingwood,  Hunterdon 
County,  New  Jersey,  24  November,  1781;  died  in  the  State  of  New  York, 
3  September,  1828;  son  of  John  Hogeland  by  his  wife  Francina  Opdyke. 
The  record  of  their  children  as  given  below  is  from  the  "  Hoagland  Family 
in  America,"  page  226,  in  which  work  the  ancestry  of  Joshua  Hogeland  is 
recorded. 

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Children  of  Joshua  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Hogeland: 

462.  Fanny  Hogeland",  born  4  July,  1801 ;    married  William  Warwick,  of  New 

Jersey. 

463.  Sarah  Hogeland",  born  19  December,  1802,  married  Barzillai  Bailey,  of  New 

Jersey. 

464.  Charles  Edwards  Hogeland',  born  24  October,  1805;  married  Jane  Hilliker,  of 

Union  Springs,  New  York. 

465.  Agnes  Hogeland",  born  2  November,  1807;   married  Samuel  Tripp,  of  Union 

Springs,  New  York. 

466.  Susan  Hogeland",  born  6  March,  1809;    married  Coryden  Phelps,  of  Union 

Springs,  New  York. 

467.  Mary  Ann  Hogeland",  born  29  February,  1812;    married  Philip  Yawger,  of 

Union  Springs,  New  York. 

468.  Eliza  Hogeland",  born  18  March,  1813 ;  married  Nelson  Peabody,  of  Ohio. 

469.  John  R.  Hogeland",  born  24  October,  1815 ;  married  Adelia  M.  Sleght,  of  Union 

Springs,  New  York. 

470.  Catharine  Hogeland",  born  3  April,  1817;  married  Porter  B.  Bristol,  of  Union 

Springs,  New  York. 

471.  Jonathan  B.  Hogeland",  born  25  September,  1820;   married  Mary  Ann  Dean, 

of  Covert,  New  York. 

472.  Henrietta  Hogeland",  born  5  June,  1823;   married  (i)  Charles  U.  Haviland, 

of  Union  Springs ;  (2)  Porter  B.  Bristol. 
473-  Josiah  Yerkes  Hogeland",  born  13  August,  1825;   married  Anna  B.  Greenfield. 

155.  JOSIAH  YERKES^  (Nathaniel*,  Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^, 
third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Nathaniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Johnson,  was 
born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  3  August,  1800;  died 
at  Romulus,  New  York,  7  October,  1866.  He  removed  with  his  father  to 
Romulus  about  1818.  His  boyhood  life  was  spent  on  his  father's  farm,  and 
some  time  after  his  marriage  he  engaged  in  farming  on  his  own  account,  con- 
tinuing in  this  occupation  until  his  death.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in  the 
public  affairs  of  Romulus,  and  held  a  commission  for  eight  years  as  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  and  served  two  years  as  Supervisor.    He  was  a  Presbyterian. 

He  married  (i),  26  December,  1826,  Mrs.  Margaret  Blain,  widow  of 
Thomas  Blain  and  daughter  of  James  McKnight;  born  10  May,  1792;  died 
at  Romulus,  25  June,  i860.  He  married  (2),  5  March,  1862,  Rodah  Barnum 
Church,  born  at  New  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  19  February,  1822;  died  at 
Romulus  in  April,  1887;  daughter  of  Abijah  B.  Church  by  his  wife  Lucena 
J.  Lacy. 

Children  of  Josiah  Yerkes^  by  his  first  wife ;  born  at  Romulus : 

474.  John  McKnight  Yerkes",  born  6  December,  1827;  died  29  April,  1901 ;  married 

Lucy  Church. 

475.  Eliza  Ann  Yerkes",  born  12  March,  1829;  married  Thomas  Mann. 

476.  Jesse  Yerkes",  born  8  January,   1831 ;    married,   i   October,   1856,  Elizabeth 

Monroe,  born  17  November,  1828;   died  15  November,  1901 ;    daughter  of 

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Stephen  Monroe  by  his  wife  Mary  Depue.  He  is  a  farmer  and  an  Epis- 
copalian, and  resides  at  Romulus.    No  issue. 

477.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  7  January,  1837;  died  28  April,  1841. 

Child  by  second  wife : 

478.  Schuyler  Barclay  Yerkes',  born  7  February,   1864;    married  Hattie  Pearl 

Kuney. 

168.  JOHN  WATSON  YERKES^  (Stephen*,  Harman^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  Watson, 
was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  22  December,  181 1;  died  at  Hat- 
boro,  Montgomery  County,  24  January,  1884.  The  occupation  of  his  early 
business  life  was  that  of  miller,  which  he  followed  at  Hatboro  for  many  years. 
In  187-  he  was  elected  Prothonotary  of  Montgomery  County,  and  held  that 
office  three  years,  during  which  time  he  resided  at  Norristown.  Returning 
to  Hatboro,  he  engaged  in  business  there  as  a  retail  merchant.  He  married, 
20  February,  1838,  his  cousin,  Caroline  Yerkes  (No.  552),  born  19  October, 
1821 ;  died  31  August,  1862;  daughter  of  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Maria  Rapp. 

Children  of  John  Watson^  and  Caroline®  (Yerkes)  Yerkes;  born  at  Hatboro: 

479.  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes',  born  6  July,  1839;  married  Rebecca  Valentine  Yerkes. 

480.  Alice  Watson  Yerkes',  born  22  May,  1841 ;  died  13  January,  1876. 

481.  Stephen  Yerkes',  born  10  March,  1843 ;  died  13  August,  1848,  his  death  being 

caused  by  accidentally  falling  from  a  tree. 

482.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  17  March,  1845 ;  died  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  12  April 

1895,  without  issue;  married,  28  January,  1875,  John  F.  Jester. 

483.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  15  November,  1846;    married  Edward  McVaugh.  They 

removed  West,  and  she  is  said  to  have  died,  leaving  three  children. 

484.  Stephen  Decatur  Yerkes',  born  25  December,  1849;  married  Anna  Mary  Rad- 

cliffe. 

485.  Anna  Watson  Yerkes',  born  18  May,  1852;  died  7  December,  1853. 

486.  John  Watson  Yerkes',  born  29  October,  1855 ;  married  Mary  Flora  Griffith. 

169.  MARY  YERKES^  (Stephens  HarmanS  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  daughter  and  third  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Alice  Watson, 
was  born  at  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  27  September,  181^; 
died  at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  13  July,  1896;  married,  i  October,  1832,  Hon- 
orable John  McNair,  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  8  June,  1800;  died 
near  Acquia  Creek,  Virginia,  12  August,  1861 ;  son  of  John  McNair,  Esqi"; 
grandson  of  Samuel  McNair,  Esqr,  by  his  wife  Mary  Mann,  and  great-grand- 
son of  Samuel  McNair  by  his  wife  Ann  Murdock. 

Mr.  McNair  received  an  academical  education,  and  in  early  life  engaged 
in  teaching.    In  1825  he  became  principal  of  Loller  Academy,  at  Hatboro, 
and  later  established  a  boarding  and  day-school  for  boys  in  Abington  Village. 
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He  took  a  deep  interest  in  public  affairs,  and  was  active  in  the  Democratic 
party.  In  1845  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Montgomery  County, 
and  held  that  office  until  1848,  and  three  years  later  he  was  chosen  a  member 
of  the  Thirty-second  Congress,  from  the  district  composed  of  Montgomery 
and  Delaware  Counties,  receiving  5925  votes  against  5199  votes  cast  for  the 
Whig  candidate.  Two  years  later  he  was  elected  by  a  vote  of  7108,  his  Whig 
opponent  receiving  6336  votes.  On  this  occasion  his  district  was  composed 
of  Montgomery  County  and  a  part  of  Philadelphia  County.  His  service  in 
Congress  was  from  i  December,  1851,  until  3  March,  1855.  Shortly  after 
retiring  from  that  body  he  removed  to  Virginia,  and  settled  on  a  plantation 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Bull  Run  battle-ground. 

Children  of  Honorable  John  and  Mary'  (Yerkes)  McNair: 

487.  Clara  McNair*,  born  13  October,  1833;   married,  6  May,  1852,  Alexander  T. 

Levine,  by  whom  she  had  issue. 

488.  Stephen  Yerkes  McNair',  born  16  June,  1836;   died  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  20 

March,  1898;  married,  8  April,  1854,  Mattie  Eleanor  Knowles,  by  whom  she 
had  issue. 

489.  Frederick  Vallette  McNair',  born  13  January,  1839;  died  28  November,  1900; 

married  Clara  Warren. 

490.  Henry  McNair',  born  11  September,  1841 ;   died  at  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana,  in 

1884;  married  Rebecca  Herbert,  of  Norfolk,  Virginia,  by  whom  he  had  issue. 

491.  Alice  E.  McNair',  born  9  September,  1844;  died  in  October,  1846. 

492.  Robert  Steele  McNair*,  born  27  August,  1847;  married,  22  April,  1874,  Birdie 

Windham. 

493.  John  Watson  McNair*,  born  8  January,  1851 ;  died  in  December,  1854. 

494.  Anthony  Adolphus  McNair',  born  3  June,  1854;  married,  19  April,  1881,  Ella 

Houston. 

170.  REVEREND  STEPHEN  YERKES,  D.D.'*  (Stephens  Harman^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  youngest  son  and  fourth  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Alice  Watson,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  27  June, 
181 7;  died  at  Danville,  Kentucky,  28  March,  1896.  His  father  dying  during 
his  childhood,  he  was  placed  under  the  guardianship  of  his  uncle,  Harman 
Yerkes,  by  whom  he  was  carefully  educated.  Having  received  all  that  could 
be  obtained  in  the  way  of  education  at  home  and  at  the  country  schools,  he 
was  sent  to  a  classical  academy  near  Philadelphia.  There  he  remained  for 
three  years;  and  in  1833,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  entered  the  freshman  class  at 
Yale  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1837.  Among  his  classmates 
were  Chief  Justice  Waite,  Honorable  William  M.  Evarts,  Professor  Edward 
Silliman,  and  Honorable  Edwards  Pierpont.  A  few  months  after  graduation 
Mr.  Yerkes  went  to  Baltimore,  Maryland,  where  he  engaged  in  teaching,  a 
work  which,  along  varied  lines  and  steadily  ascending  planes,  he  was  so  faith- 
fully to  prosecute  for  nearly  sixty  years.   He  connected  himself  with  the  church 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


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of  which  Reverend  Robert  J.  Breckenridge,  D.D.,  was  pastor,  under  whose 
direction  he  studied  theology.  In  1840  he  was  Hcensed  to  preach,  and  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1843.  He  became  pastor  of  the  Chestnut  Grove 
church,  and  afterwards  of  the  Bethel  church,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore, 
and  was  for  some  years  at  the  head  of  a  classical  academy  which  he  established 
in  Baltimore  County.  In  1851,  in  response  to  an  urgent  call  from  the  Tran- 
sylvania University,  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  he  became  Professor  of  Greek 
in  that  institution,  which  position  he  retained  until  1857,  when,  by  a  unani- 
mous vote  of  the  Presbyterian  General  Assembly,  which  met  that  year  in  Lex- 
ington, he  was  elected  to  the  chair  of  Hebrew  and  Oriental  Languages,  in  the 
new  theological  seminary  located  at  Danville  in  that  State,  which  position  he 
filled  with  distinction  for  nearly  forty  years.  W.  C.  Young,  of  Danville,  Ken- 
tucky, thus  writes  of  Mr.  Yerkes  in  the  Presbyterian  of  15  April,  1896: 

"  The  professor's  chair  was  Dr.  Yerkes's  throne.  The  subject-matter  of  the  depart- 
ment over  which  he  was  placed,  Hebrew,  is,  as  is  well  known  to  the  average  theological 
student,  difficult  and  dry,  but  everything  which  an  accomplished  and  gifted  instructor  could 
do  to  render  its  study  profitable  and  interesting  was  done  by  Dr.  Yerkes.  An  accurate  and 
detailed  knowledge  of  the  subject  brought  a  comprehensive  and  intelligent  view  of  its  rela- 
tion and  surroundings.  Great  patience,  never-failing  courtesy  and  kindness,  a  real,  deep, 
personal  interest  in  each  one  of  his  students, — these  qualities  were  possessed  by  him  in  an 
eminent  degree.  They  made  him  a  model  professor,  and  secured  for  him  the  respect, 
attention,  and  affection  of  all  of  his  students.  Nothing  could  be  more  beautiful,  nor  more 
characteristic  of  the  man,  than  the  relations  he  sustained  with  his  old  pupils, — with  many 
of  them,  as  an  adviser  and  friend,  he  maintained  a  constant  correspondence.  And  none 
ever  returned  to  Danville  without  calling  at  his  hospitable  home,  and  receiving  from  him 
a  warm  and  affectionate  welcome. 

"  While  the  Seminary  was  Dr.  Yerkes's  chief  field  of  labor,  yet  he  was  deeply  interested 
in,  and  rendered  valuable  service  to,  the  literary  institution  so  closely  connected  with  it, 
Centre  College.  Long  before,  and  during  the  whole  of  my  official  relations  with  the  college, 
Dr.  Yerkes  belonged  to  its  governing  board ;  for  at  least  one  year  he  taught  a  number  of 
its  classes,  and  in  numberless  ways  showed  that  its  interests  came  next  to  his  heart  to  those 
of  his  own  special  institution,  regarding  the  college  as  the  natural  feeder  for  the  seminary, 
as,  indeed,  it  has  always  been. 

"  The  intercourse  of  Dr.  Yerkes,  with  the  place  he  occupies  in  the  hearts  of  the  faculty 
and  students  of  the  seminary,  his  friends  and  the  citizens  of  the  town  during  these  latter 
years,  no  words  of  mine  can  adequately  express.  How  gentle  and  considerate  of  others, 
how  wise  in  counsel,  how  affable  and  courteous  in  manner,  how  tender  and  sympathetic, 
how  liberal  and  open-handed  in  beneficence !  How  we  loved  and  reverenced  him !  He  was 
our  representative  Christian  gentleman.  When  he  was  taken  from  us,  all  felt  that  Danville 
had  lost  one  of  her  best  possessions  and  each  one  of  us  had  lost  a  friend. 

"  During  the  funeral  services,  conducted  by  his  colleagues,  all  the  business  houses  and 
banks  of  the  town  were  closed,  and  the  solemnity  of  every  countenance  evidenced  the  sorrow 
that  was  in  every  heart." 

Mr.  Yerkes  married  (i),  22  December,  1840,  Mrs.  Amanda  (Lovell) 
Tyson,  daughter  of  William  and  Henrietta  Lovell,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

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She  was  born  6  May,  1816;  died  22  May,  1872.  He  married  (2),  13  May, 
1875,  Mrs.  Amelia  Owsley  (Rodes)  Anderson,  widow  of  Honorable  William 
C.  Anderson,  who  was  member  of  Congress  from  Kentucky  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  War. 

Children  of  Reverend  Stephen^  and  Amanda  (Lovell)  Yerkes: 

495.  Alice  Yerkes',  died  in  infancy. 

496.  Mary  Alice  Yerkes",  born  19  August,  1843;  married  John  Milton  Van  Meter. 

497.  Henry  McElderly  Yerkes',  born  14  May,  1845 ;  died  28  January,  1889 ;  married, 

in  January,  1871,  Jane  Smith. 

498.  William  Lovell  Yerkes',  born  30  June,  1847;    married  (i)   Emma  Rumsey 

Wing;   (2)  Maria  Archer  Woodford. 

499.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  15  April,  1851;  married,  27  August,  1872,  John  S.  Van 

Meter,  born  13  September,  1845;  son  of  Solomon  Van  Meter  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Mason  Stonestreet.  Mr.  Van  Meter  is  a  clergyman,  and  resides  at 
Paris,  Kentucky.  Issue:  (500)  Stephen  Yerkes  Van  Meter',  born  10 
July,  1876. 

501.  John  Watson  Yerkes',  born  i  April,  1854;  married  Elizabeth  Owsley  Anderson. 

172.  WILLIAM  YERKES^  (HarmanS  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  8  July,  1792,  and 
died  at  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  28  July,  1826;  married 
Penelope,  daughter  of  Giles  McDowell.  She  was  baptized  at  the  Abington 
Presbyterian  Church,  27  October,  1807. 

Children  of  William^  and  Penelope  (McDowell)  Yerkes: 

502.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1816;   died  19  August,  1895;   married  William 

H.  Force,  of  Flemington,  New  Jersey.  Issue:  (503)  William  H.  Force', 
married  Hannah  Palmer.  (504)  Harman  Yerkes  Force'.  (505)  Stephen 
Yerkes  Force',  died  in  his  youth.  (506)  Isaiah  Force'.  Had  also  three 
daughters  whose  names  are  not  known  to  the  writer. 

173.  ANDREW  LONG  YERKES^  (Harman*,  Harman^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^ ),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  25 
August,  1794;  died  there,  14  July,  1862.  He  received  from  his  father  the 
choicest  of  his  farms  (a  part  of  the  Moland  tract),  situated  at  the  junction 
of  the  York  and  County  Line  Roads,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  resided 
until  his  death.  At  one  time  he  was  also  extensively  interested  in  mail  con- 
tracts and  stage  lines.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  181 2  in  Captain  William 
Purdy's  company  of  volunteers.  He  married,  26  November,  18 18,  Eliza 
Everhart,  born  5  February,  1800;  died  at  Phoenixville,  Pennsylvania,  4  March, 
1873 ;  daughter  of  John  Everhart  by  his  wife  Sarah  Shubert. 

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Children  of  Andrew  Long^  and  Eliza  (Everhart)  Yerkes;  all  born  in  War- 
minster Township : 

507.  Harm  AN  Yerkes°,  born  4  September,  1820;  died  10  December,  1888;  married  Eliza 

Ann  Ivester. 

508.  Sarah  E.  Yerkes",  born  13  November,  1821 ;   died  13  February,  1902;  married 

Reverend  Andrew  Jackson  Hay,  a  Baptist  minister,  who  died  14  April,  1902. 
Issue:   (508a)  Annie  Levering  Hay'. 

509.  John  Yerkes",  born  10  September,  1823 ;  died  13  October,  1842. 

510.  Elwood  Yerkes",  born  27  July,  1825 ;  married  Amanda  Bonsall  Owen. 

511.  Andrew  J.  Yerkes",  born  9  October,  1828;    died  2  September,  1868;  married 

Margaret  Meredith. 

512.  Margaret  Long  Yerkes",  born  7  December,  1832;  married  Dr.  Isaac  Zook  Coff- 

man. 

513.  George  Hutchinson  P.  Yerkes",  born  i  February,  1841 ;  married,  6  September, 

1866,  Elizabeth  Yerkes  Dager  (No.  1019),  born  21  August,  1843;  daughter  of 
Daniel  Hitner  Dager,  of  Norristown,  Pennsylvania,  by  his  wife  Mary  Weaver 
Yerkes.  Dr.  Yerkes  has  been  a  dental  surgeon  since  1861,  and  is  practising 
his  profession  at  Doylestown.  He  is  a  member  of  the  State  Dental  Society 
of  Pennsylvania,  the  National  Dental  Association,  and  the  Academy  of  Stoma- 
tology. Dr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  Episcopalians.  They  have  no  issue  living, 
but  had  two  children  who  died  in  early  infancy. 

175.  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Harman^  Harman^  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mar- 
garet Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
26  May,  1800;  died  at  Hartsville,  same  county,  24  May,  1875;  married,  5 
January,  1826,  John  Craven  Beans,  born  in  Warminster  Township,  9  August, 
1802;  died  at  Hartsville,  25  April,  1874;  son  of  Thomas  Beans  by  his  wife 
Christiana  Craven.  Mr.  Beans  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  Pres- 
byterians. 

Children  of  John  Craven  and  Elizabeth*^  (Yerkes)  Beans;  all  born  in  War- 
minster Township: 

514.  Thomas  J.  Beans",  born  8  October,  1826;   married,  28  February,  1854,  Mary 

E.  Shoemaker,  and  has  issue.  She  was  born  9  September,  1830,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  Elisha  Shoemaker.* 

515.  Margaret  Long  Beans",  born  8  March,  1828;  married,  15  March,  1849,  Ezra  P. 

Carrell,  by  whom  she  has  issue. 

516.  Anna  C.  Beans",  born  3  February,  1830. 

517.  Harman  Yerkes  Beans",  born  26  November,  1831 ;  died  at  Baltimore,  Maryland, 

12  June,  1864,  from  wounds  received  in  battle,  28  May,  1864,  while  serving  in 
the  Union  army  as  Sergeant  of  Captain  Shelmire's  Company,  First  New 
Jersey  Cavalry. 

518.  Catharine  Jane  Beans",  born  8  June,  1834. 

519.  John  Johnson  Beans",  born  15  October,  1836;   married,  5  October,  i860,  Jane 

Hart  Baird,  and  has  issue.  He  was  for  several  years  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  in  1890  was  elected  sheriff  of  Bucks  County. 

*  See  "  The  Shoemaker  Family  of  Cheltenham,"  230. 

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520.  Benjamin  Franklin  Beans',  born  29  August,  1839;  married  (i)  Mary   ; 

(2)  Emily  Aldridge.    He  resides  at  Elk  Grove,  California,  and  has  issue. 

521.  Stacy  Brown  Beans',  born  22  March,  1843;   married  Lizzie  Marlin,  and  has 

issue. 

522.  Albert  Wilson  Beans',  born  10  May,  1846;  died  27  July,  1877. 

176.  CLARISSA  YERKES^  (Harman*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), third  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mar- 
garet Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
12  October,  1802;  died  there,  12  December,  1873;  married  Samuel  E.  Mon- 
tanye,  born  in  1798;  died  in  1856;  son  of  Reverend  Thomas  B.  Montanye 
by  his  wife  Ann  Edmunds. 

Children  of  Samuel  E.  and  Clarissa^  (Yerkes)  Montanye: 

523.  Edward  Yerkes  Montanye',  born  7  September,  1823;  married  (i)  Rachel  Terry, 

by  whom  he  had  seven  children.    He  resides  at  Olney,  Philadelphia. 

524.  Amy  Yerkes  Montanye',  born  8  December,  1824;    married  Bennett  Carrell. 

Issue:   (525)  Margaret  Carrell',  married  Thomas  Harper. 

526.  Mary  Yerkes  Montanye',  born  12  February,  1827;   married  I.  Rush  Kirk,  by 

whom  she  had  three  children. 

527.  Thomas  B.  Montanye',  born  6  September,  1828;   died  at  Johnsville,  Pennsyl- 

vania, 13  December,  1901 ;  married  Sydney  Carrell,  by  whom  she  had  four 
children. 

528.  Harman  Yerkes  Montanye',  born  6  February,  1831 ;   died  20  February,  1901 ; 

married  Hettie  Matthews.  No  issue.  He  was  Register  of  Wills  for  Bucks 
County  from  1887  until  1890. 

529.  Margaret  L.  Montanye',  born  7  December,  1839;  died  10  August,  i860. 

177.  EDWIN  H.  YERKES^  (HarmanS  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fourth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  28 
November,  1804;  died  at  Philadelphia,  22  June,  1864;  married,  21  March, 
1832,  Catharine  R.  Williamson,  of  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  born 
24  July,  18 10;  died  at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  21  August,  1866.  Mr.  Yerkes 
was  a  merchant  in  Philadelphia. 

Child  of  Edwin  H.^  and  Catharine  R.  (Williamson)  Yerkes: 

530.  Augustus  Yerkes',  died  12  February,  1840,  aged  four  years  and  six  months. 

178.  HARMAN  YERKES^  (HarmanS  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  9 
March,  1807;  died  in  1889;  married,  in  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey, 
28  September,  1833,  Rebecca  Valentine.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  Treasurer  of  Bucks 
County  in  1856. 

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Children  of  Harman^  and  Rebecca  (Valentine)  Yerkes: 

531.  John  D.  Yerkes",  married  Mrs.  Mary  James;  both  died  young,  and  without  issue. 

He  studied  medicine,  and  practised  his  profession  in  Bucks  County. 

532.  Margaret  Yerkes",  married  Henry  M.  Stewart,  of  Abington,  and  had  issue. 

533.  Charles  Yerkes°,  died  without  issue;   married  (i)  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jacob 

Sackett;   (2)  Julia,  daughter  of  Josiah  Markley. 

534.  Harman  Yerkes",  died  in  childhood. 

535.  Mary  Yerkes",  married  Buskirk. 

536.  Rebecca  Valentine  Yerkes",  married  Joseph  B.  Yerkes  (No.  479). 

537.  Joseph  B.  Yerkes",  married  Mary  Boucher. 

538.  Edward  Yerkes'. 

539.  Annie  Yerkes",  married  John  Brady. 

540.  Clara  Yerkes",  married  Wood. 

541.  Louis  Yerkes",  married  Heller. 

179.  STEPHEN  YERKES^  (Harman*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  19 
May,  1809;  died  there,  25  July,  1865.  He  commenced  farming  on  an  estate 
owned  by  his  father,  situated  on  the  west  side  of  York  Road,  and  adjoining 
the  county  line.  He  continued  there  until  the  death  of  his  father  in  1837, 
when  he  removed  to  the  Warminster  homestead,  which  was  devised  to  him 
by  his  father.  He  added  to  this  estate  by  purchases  from  his  brother  Harman, 
and  died  possessed  of  the  two  farms  occupied  by  his  sons  Stephen  and  Alfred. 
He  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the  ground  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church. 

He  married,  13  January,  1831,  Amy  Hart  Montanye,  born  23  October, 
181 1 ;  died  22  March,  1866;  daughter  of  Reverend  Thomas  B.  Montanye* 
by  his  wife  Ann  Edmunds.  Her  tombstone  gives  her  age  at  death  as  "  48 
years  5  months  and  3  days." 

*  Reverend  Thomas  B.  Montanye  was  born  in  New  York  City,  29  January,  1769,  and  died  at 
Southampton,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  27  September,  1829.  He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of 
the  Baptist  Church  in  1788,  and  was  for  twelve  years  the  pastor  of  the  church  at  Warwick,  Orange 
County,  New  York.  In  1801  he  removed  to  Pennsylvania  and  became  the  pastor  of  the  Southampton 
Baptist  Church,  and  remained  such  until  his  death,  serving  that  ancient  congregation  with  ability  and 
with  great  usefulness.  During  the  war  of  1812  he  was  chaplain  of  the  Bucks  County  Brigade  of  militia, 
commanded  by  General  Samuel  Smith.  He  married  Ann  Edmunds,  born  27  January,  1771 ;  died  2 
June,  i85o ;  daughter  of  Samuel  Edmunds,  of  New  York,  by  his  wife  Mary  Hendricks,  and  cousin  of 
Honorable  John  W.  Edmunds,  who  was  a  judge,  and  a  member  of  Congress  from  New  York.  Mr. 
Montanye  was  fifth  in  descent  from 

Honorable  Jean  de  La  Montagne,  a  French  Huguenot,  who  was  graduated  in  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Leyden  in  1615,  and  in  1637  emigrated  to  New  Netherlands  (New  York),  where  he 
became  prominent  in  public  affairs.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  both  Governor  William  Kieft  and 
Governor  Peter  Stuyvesant,  and  served  in  the  council  of  the  former  from  1638  until  1646,  and  in  that  of 
the  latter  from  1647  until  1656.  In  1641  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Kieft  to  command  a  military 
force  sent  against  the  English  at  Fort  Good  Hope.  In  1643  he  was  appointed  general  to  command  a 
force  against  the  Indians  on  Staten  Island,  and  the  following  year  he  headed  a  military  expedition 
against  the  Indians  on  Long  Island,  where  one  hundred  and  twenty  savages  were  killed.  In  1645  he 
accompanied  Governor  Kieft  on  his  first  voyage  to  Fort  Orange,  to  secure  the  friendship  of  the  Mo- 

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Children  of  Stephen^  and  Amy  Hart  (Montanye)  Yerkes: 

542.  Thomas  Montanye  Yerkes",  born  14  November,  1831. 

543.  Harman  YERKES^  born  8  February,  1833;  died  24  August,  1840. 

544.  Stephen  Yerkes",  born  11  April,  1835;  married  Elizabeth  Jamison. 

545.  Adolphus  Yerkes",  born  31  January,  died  2  February,  1837. 

546.  Anna  Margaret  Yerkes",  born  17  January,  1841 ;  died  at  Germantown,  13  March, 

1903 ;  married  Captain  George  H.  Buker,  who  commanded  a  company  in  a 
Maine  regiment  during  the  Civil  War.   No  issue. 

547.  Harman  Yerkes",  born  8  October,  1843 ;  married  Emma  Buckman. 

548.  Alfred  Earle  Yerkes",  born  7  June,  1846;  married  Mary  Ann  Haslett. 

549.  Edwin  Augustus  Yerkes",  born  24  October,  1849;  died  21  May,  1900. 

182.  JOSEPH  BALL  YERKES^  (William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Letitia  Esther 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  29 
April,  1797;  died  near  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  11  July,  1876.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  in  such  capacity  he  superintended  the  erection 
of  the  house  of  the  Union  Library  at  Hatboro.  He  also  conducted  a  hotel  at 
Hatboro  for  a  number  of  years,  and  engaged  in  the  milling  business  there. 
In  1 83 1  he  leased  the  farm  of  Edward  Yerkes  Howell,  in  Warminster,  to 
which  he  removed  and  there  farmed.  He  was  an  earnest  temperance  advocate, 
was  active  in  the  afifairs  of  his  neighborhood,  and  was  recognized  as  a  man  of 
unusual  mental  vigor. 

He  married  (i)  Maria,  daughter  of  Jacob  Rapp;  (2),  16  March,  1824, 
Hannah  John,  born  11  November,  1799;  died  13  August,  1893;  daughter  of 
David  John. 

hawks,  on  which  occasion  he  conducted  an  analysis  of  the  war  paint  of  the  natives,  and  discovered 
gold  therein,  to  the  great  comfort  of  Governor  Kieft.  In  1647  he  was  retained  in  the  council  by  Gover- 
nor Stuyvesant ;  in  1648  he  was  despatched  to  the  Delaware  River  to  secure  the  Dutch  acquisitions 
there,  which  was  successfully  done.  In  1653  he  was  in  the  enjoyment  of  an  income  of  nearly  four 
hundred  dollars  a  month  from  his  public  offices.  On  28  September,  1656,  he  was  commissioned  by 
Governor  Stuyvesant  Vice-Director-General  of  Fort  Orange  (Albany),  and  performed  his  first  official 
act  in  this  capacity  on  12  October,  same  year.  He  served  with  distinction  in  the  directorship  until 
1664,  when  he  surrendered  Fort  Orange  to  the  English,  and  swore  allegiance  to  the  new  dynasty.  His 
estate  ("  bouwery")  in  New  York  was  east  of  Eighth  Avenue,  and  e.xtended  from  Ninety-third  Street 
north  to  Harlem  River,  containing  about  two  hundred  acres,  which  was  called  "  Vredendael"  (peaceful 
vale).  He  is  mentioned  in  official  documents  ("  Documentary  History  of  the  Colony  of  New  York," 
i.  341)  as  "  a  very  learned  man."  He  married,  for  first  wife,  at  the  Walloon  Church  at  Leyden,  12  De- 
cember, 1626,  Rachel  de  Forrest,  daughter  of  Isaac  de  Forrest  by  his  wife  Marie  CIoux.    His  eldest  son, 

Jean  (or  Jan)  de  La  Montagne,  Junr,  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  Harlem,  New  York,  and 
deacon  of  the  Dutch  Church  there.  He  married  (i),  14  March,  1655,  Peternella,  daughter  of  Jan  Pikes, 
of  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and  had  by  her: 

Vincent  Montagne,  who  married  Ariantje  Faub,  and  by  her  had  : 

Thomas  Montagne,  who  married,  25  November,  1718,  Rebecca  Bryant,  and  by  her  had  sixteen 
children,  the  fifteenth  child  being 

Benjamin  Montagne,  who  was  baptized  in  the  New  York  Dutch  Church,  i6  January,  1745,  and 
married  Cornelia  Cooper,  by  whom  he  had  five  children,  the  eldest  being 

Reverend  Thomas  B.  Montanye,  first  above  mentioned. 

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Children  of  Joseph  Ball*^  and  Maria  (Rapp)  Yerkes: 

550.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  died  in  infancy. 

551.  Harriet  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1820;  married  Henry  H.  Wilson,  of  Philadelphia, 

by  whom  she  had  eight  children. 

552.  Caroline  Yerkes",  born  19  October,  1821 ;  died  31  August,  1862 ;  married  John 

Watson  Yerkes  (No.  168). 

Children  by  Joseph  BalF  and  Hannah  (John)  Yerkes: 

553.  David  John  Yerkes",  born  27  January,  1825;  married  Sarah  E.  Taylor. 

554.  Mary  Yerkes",  died  young. 

555.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  died  young. 

556.  Eliza  Yerkes",  died  young. 

557.  Josephene  Yerkes",  born  25  October,  1831. 

558.  William  Harman  Yerkes",  born  27  July,  1835 ;  died  10  October,  1885 ;  married 

Wilhelmine  Elizabeth  Hurst. 

183.  MARY  YERKES^  (William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  daughter  and  third  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Letitia  Esther 
Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1802;  died  at  Canton,  Illinois,  22  May,  1882;  married,  8  March,  1831,  Theo- 
dore Thornton,  who  died  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  11  May,  1838,  in 
the  thirty-fifth  year  of  his  age. 

Children  of  Theodore  and  Mary*  (Yerkes)  Thornton;  born  at  Philadelphia: 

559.  Stephen  Yerkes  Thornton",  born  13  December,  183 1.   He  learned  the  printing 

business  in  the  office  of  the  Doylestown  Democrat,  and  in  1854  removed  to 
Canton,  Illinois,  where,  in  1856,  he  became  interested  in  the  publication  of 
the  Fulton  County  Ledger,  of  which  he  is  still  the  publisher.  He  served  two 
terms  as  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  of  Fulton  County;  was  chosen 
a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Illinois  in  1872  and  1874 ;  was  the  Democratic 
candidate  for  Secretary  of  State  in  1876,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Demo- 
cratic State  Committee  of  Illinois  from  1890  until  1894.  He  married,  14  Feb- 
ruary, 1858,  Ann  Adelaide  Baudouine,  of  Canton.  Issue:  (560)  Theodore 
Robert  Thornton',  born  17  February,  1859;  died  10  May,  1862.  (561) 
Mary  Louisa  Thornton^  born  13  February,  i860;  died  28  April,  1862. 
(562)  Ella  Irene  Thornton',  born  30  September,  1861 ;  married,  21  October, 
1884,  Charles  Whiting.  (563)  Caroline  Thornton',  born  22  March,  1863; 
married,  21  November,  1895,  Charles  I.  Bolich.  (564)  William  E.  T. 
Thornton',  born  9  July,  1868. 

565.  Louisa  E.  Thornton",  born  21  October,  1833. 

566.  Robert  Thornton",  born  25  October,  1835;   was  accidentally  drowned  in  the 

Schuylkill  River  at  Norristown,  5  September,  1854. 

567.  Theodore  W.  Thornton",  born  14  December,  1837;  died  at  Coalvale,  Kansas,  22 

December,  1885 ;  was  a  dry-goods  merchant  at  Canton,  Illinois ;  married,  4 
November,  1875,  Mary  E.  Bell.  Issue:  (568)  Theodore  A.  Thornton',  born  3 
September,  1876. 

184.  ANDREW  LONG  YERKES^  (WilliamS  Harman^,  Herman^, 
Anthony*),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Letitia 

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Esther  Long,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
2  September,  1804;  died  at  Lombard,  Cecil  County,  Maryland,  11  February, 
1889;  married  7  January,  1830,  Susan  Austin  Jarrett,  born  at  Jarrettown, 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  17  January,  1810;  died  at  Lombard, 
Maryland,  i  April,  1885;  daughter  of  Levi  Jarrett  by  his  wife  Mary  Tomp- 
kins. Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  wagon-builder.  He  resided  for  some  years  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  Pennsylvania.  In  1842  he  removed  to  Chester  County,  where 
he  purchased  an  estate.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to  Cecil  County,  Mary- 
land, and  continued  to  reside  there  until  his  death.  He  was  a  Baptist,  and  his 
wife  a  Friend. 

Children  of  Andrew  Long®  and  Susan  Austin  (Jarrett)  Yerkes: 

569.  Jacob  T.  Yerkes',  born  22  October,  1831 ;  died  25  August,  1832. 

570.  Mary  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  13  January,  1833;  married  John  Blackburn. 

571.  Edward  Yerkes',  born  17  August,  1834;    died  22  April,  1885;   married  Lucy 

Algard. 

572.  Letitia  Esther  Yerkes',  born  16  November,  1837;  died  11  April,  1885;  married 

William  Sidwell. 

573.  Lydia  W.  Yerkes',  born  2  November,  1839;  married  Robert  Mackey. 

574.  Joseph  B.  Yerkes',  born  5  October,  1844;  married  Mary  Irwin. 

186.  HANNAH  YERKES®  (Elias*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
daughter  of  Elias  Yerkes,  was  born  circa  July,  1772;  died  12  February,  1844; 
married,  as  first  wife,  John  Morrison,  of  Moreland,  Montgomery  County. 
He  died  17  March,  1858,  in  the  ninety-first  year  of  his  age,  as  appears  from 
his  tombstone  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  where 
he  and  his  wife  Hannah,  and  second  wife  Elizabeth,  are  buried.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  in  Moreland. 

Children  of  John  and  Hannah®  (Yerkes)  Morrison: 

575.  Joseph  Morrison',  born  18  October,  1794;  died  30  July,  1880;  resided  in  North- 

ampton Township,  Bucks  County;  was  active  in  the  militia  organization, 
and  held,  at  different  times,  all  commissions  from  captain  to  a  brigadier- 
general;  also  held  the  offices  of  Commissioner,  County  Treasurer,  and  Re- 
corder of  Deeds,  and  served  as  Associate  Judge  of  Bucks  County  from  1863 
until  1878.  General  Morrison  married  Eleanor  Addis,  born  11  December, 
1802;  died  8  January,  1870;  daughter  of  Colonel  Amos  Addis.  Issue: 
(576)  Amos  Addis  Morrison',  born  27  May,  1823;  married  Mary  Coxhead, 
and  had  issue.  (577)  John  Morrison',  born  13  March,  1825;  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Union  army,  and  died  in  service  in  1864.  (578)  Johnson  Morrison', 
born  16  November,  1827;  married  May  Hobensack,  and  had  issue.  (S79) 
Ruth  Ann  Morrison',  born  30  July,  1830;  married  J.  K.  Cornell,  and  had 
issue.  (580)  Charles  B.  Morrison',  born  31  March,  1832;  married  Mary 
Feaster,  and  had  issue.  (581)  Eliza  Ann  Morrison',  born  9  September, 
1835.  (582)  Mary  Ellen  Morrison',  born  2  October,  1839;  married  Joseph 
F.  Whital,  and  had  issue.    (583)  Hannah  Rebecca  Morrison',  born  7  May, 

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1841 ;  died  9  March,  1842.  (583a)  Andrew  Jackson  Morrison',  born  14 
February,  1844;  married  Julia  H.  Jones,  and  had  issue. 

584.  Hannah  Morrison",  born  10  February,  1796;  married,  as  first  wife,  Joseph  Irwin, 

by  whom  she  had  six  children. 

585.  Benjamin  Morrison',  born  7  February,  1798;  died  in  infancy. 

586.  Mary  Morrison*,  born  5  February,  1799;  married  Benjamin  Longstreth. 

587.  Martha  Morrison",  born  5  February,  i799  (twin  of  Mary)  ;  died  15  May,  1882. 

588.  Eliza  Morrison',  born   19  March,  1802;    married  Charles  Blaker,  and  had 

issue:  (589)  Edward  Blaker',  who  served  in  the  Union  army,  and  died 
in  battle.    (590)  Charles  Blaker',  died  14  March,  1868,  in  his  twenty-fourth 

year.     (591)  Harry  Blaker',   married    Clayton.     (592)  Jane  E.  V. 

Blaker',  married  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes  (No.  455).  (593)  Hannah 
Blaker'.  (594)  Matilda  Blaker',  married  William  Boucher.  (595)  Maria 
Blaker',  married  William  Tennant  Yerkes  (No.  398).  (596)  Mary  BLAKER^ 
married  Dr.  William  Hallowell,  of  Horsham.  (597)  Martha  Blaker',  mar- 
ried Charles  H.  McKinstry. 

598.  David  Morrison',  born  18  April,  1805. 

599.  Benjamin  Morrison',  born  18  April,  1805  (twin  of  David). 

600.  John  Morrison',  born  24  October,  1807. 

601.  Esther  Morrison',  born  10  February,  1809;  died  unmarried. 

602.  Matilda  Morrison',  born  5  November,  1810;   died  20  January,  1869;  married, 

after  the  death  of  her  sister  Hannah,  Joseph  Irwin,  by  whom  she  had  eleven 
children. 

603.  Rebecca  Ann  Morrison',  born  19  March,  1813;  married  John  Campbell.  No  issue. 

604.  Jonathan  J.  Morrison',  born  4  March,  1815;  died  14  March,  1890;  married  Jane 

Rapp,  and  had  issue. 

605.  Sarah  Morrison',  born  30  May,  1818;  married  Jones  Yerkes  (No.  140). 

226.  SILAS  YERKES^  (Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens,  was  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  County,  20  September,  1793 ;  died  near  Newtown,  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  20  April,  1876;  married  Margaret  Fetter,  born  8  February, 
1805;  died  20  February,  1847;  daughter  of  Casper  Fetter,  who  died  8  Feb- 
ruary, 1829,  aged  sixty-eight  years,  four  months,  and  twenty-six  days,  as 
appears  from  the  inscription  on  his  tombstone  in  the  graveyard  of  the  South- 
ampton Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife  were 
Baptists. 

Children  of  Silas^  and  Margaret  (Fetter)  Yerkes;  born  near  Richboro,  Bucks 
County : 

606.  Mary  Yerkes',  married  John  Gilkinson,  of  Northampton,  Bucks  County. 

607.  Theodore  Yerkes',  died  at  Hartsville,  Bucks  County,  17  April,  1867;  married 

Martha  Ellen  Corson,  by  whom  he  had  issue :    (608)   I.  Newton  Evans 

Yerkes',  died  in  March,  1888.    (609)  Emma  Yerkes',  married    Forsyth, 

of  Bristol,  Pennsylvania. 

610.  Harrison  Yerkes',  born  i  June,  1835 ;  died  26  May,  1902 ;  married  Mary  Alice 

Van  Arsdalen. 

611.  Sarah  Ann  Yerkes',  born  7  April,  1832;  died  23  April,  1865. 

612.  Silas  Yerkes',  born  22  August,  1843 ;  married  Elizabeth  McNair  Rubinkam. 

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227.  JONATHAN  YERKES5  (Daniel*,  Silas^  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  second  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens, 
was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  3  February,  1795;  died  at 
Richboro,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  17  May,  1866;  married,  i  December, 
1 82 1,  Juliana  Colladay,  born  14  December,  1789;  died  23  July,  1878;  daugh- 
ter of  William  Colladay  by  his  wife  Hannah  Pastorius,  the  latter  being  a  de- 
scendant of  the  eminent  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  the  founder  of  Germantown. 
Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Moreland,  where  his  children  were 
born.  He  and  his  wife  were  Baptists,  and  both  are  buried  in  the  graveyard 
of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Juliana  (Colladay)  Yerkes: 

613.  William  Colladay  Yerkes',  born  6  October,  1823 ;  married  Hannah  Maag  Lesher. 

614.  Daniel  Yerkes',  born  13  December,  1828;  married  Emily  Heaton. 

615.  Anna  Colladay  Yerkes',  born  17  April,  1831 ;  died  i  June,  1884. 

228.  CHARLES  YERKES^  (Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
third  son  and  third  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens,  was 
born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  5  January,  1797;  married  Rachel, 
daughter  of  David  Jones  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Leedom,  daughter  of  Richard 
Leedom. 

Children  of  Charles^  and  Rachel  (Jones)  Yerkes : 

616.  Daniel  Yerkes'. 

617.  David  Jones  Yerkes',  married  Mary  Elizabeth  Marpoe,  and  had  daughter:  (618) 

Bessie  Shibe  Yerkes',  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  2  June,  1878; 
married  William  Zelotes  Barrett,  and  resides  at  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

619.  Gwenn  Yerkes',  married  Alexander  Biddle,  and  had  issue. 

230.  JANE  YERKES^  (Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second 
daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens,  was 
born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  in  1803;  died  at  Churchville,  Bucks 
County,  9  December,  1884;  married  Simeon  Fenton,  born  17  October,  1799; 
died  there,  9  October,  1866;  son  of  Thomas  Fenton  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Vanartsdalen.  Mr.  Fenton  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  and  was  connected 
with  the  Dutch  Reformed  Church  at  Churchville.  His  four  eldest  children 
were  born  in  Moreland  and  the  others  at  Southampton,  Bucks  County. 

Children  of  Simeon  and  Jane^  (Yerkes)  Fenton: 

620.  Esther  Y.  Fenton',  born  3  March,  1826;  died  28  November,  1890;  married  Jesse 

Cornell. 

621.  Elizabeth  L.  Fenton',  born  22  July,  1828;  died  i  September,  1869. 

622.  John  T.  Fenton',  born  27  March,  1831 ;   married,  21  December,  1854,  Amanda 

Roads,  and  resides  at  Churchville. 

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623.  Sarah  Y.  Fenton',  born  3  January,  1833;  married  Richard  R.  Fetter,  and  resides 

at  Southampton. 

624.  Mary  Ann  Fenton',  born  in  1839;   died  6  September,  1872;   married  Joseph 

Margerum. 

625.  Rachel  C.  Fenton'. 

626.  Lynford  Fenton',  married  Hannah  Rabb. 

627.  Regina  Fenton',  married  J.  Wesley  Evans. 

232.  HIRAM  YERKES^  (Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth 
son  and  seventh  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens,  was  born 
in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  11  February,  1810;  died  at  Philadelphia, 
19  November,  1893;  married,  29  October,  1735,  Anna  Lewis,  died  at  Phila- 
delphia, 2  October,  1897;  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  by  his  wife  Sarah  Fish. 
Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer. 

Children  of  Hiram^  and  Anna  (Lewis)  Yerkes: 

628.  Robert  Lewis  Yerkes',  born  12  September,  1836;  married  Mary  Hudnet. 

629.  Sarah  Esther  Yerkes",  born  29  September,  1838;  married  George  W.  Moore. 

630.  Martin  Van  Buren  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1840;    married  Mary  Jane 

Du  Bree. 

631.  David  Lew^is  Yerkes',  born  21  February,  1842;  married  Maria  Raab. 

632.  Simeon  Fenton  Yerkes',  born  8  February,  1844;   married,  25  November,  1875, 

Anna  Rebecca  Mann;  born  26  November,  1844;  daughter  of  Isaac  Mann  by 
his  wife  Ann  Eliza  Tomlinson.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  harness  manufacturer,  and 
resides  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philadelphia. 

633.  Daniel  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1846 ;  married  Emma  Jane  Townsend. 

634.  Phebe  Ann  Yerkes',  born  24  February,  1850. 

635.  Elwood  Craven  Yerkes',  born  4  June,  1852 ;  died  14  June,  1899 ;  married  Abigail 

Lippincott  Hepburn. 

233.  HARRISON  YERKES^  (Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Esther  Lykens,  was 
born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  13  October,  1813;  died  at  Hatboro, 
same  county,  7  April,  1890;  married,  12  March,  1840,  Mary  Elizabeth  Lesher, 
born  25  December,  1821 ;  died  at  Philadelphia,  19  April,  1896;  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Lesher  by  his  wife  Mary  Maag.  Mr.  Yerkes  resided  at  Hat- 
boro, where  he  engaged  in  farming,  also  as  a  merchant.  His  full  name  was' 
William  Henry  Harrison  Yerkes,  but  he  wrote  his  name  Harrison  Yerkes  and 
was  known  as  such. 

Children  of  Harrison^  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Lesher)  Yerkes: 

636.  Mary  Etta  Lesher  Yerkes',  born  25  December,  1840;    married  Charles  C. 

McNair. 

637.  Esther  Lykens  Yerkes',  born  6  April,  1834;  married  Benjamin  Propert. 

638.  Samuel  J.  Creswell  Yerkes',  born  3  November,  1853;  died  25  September,  1898; 

married  Elizabeth  B.  Trimmer. 

639.  William  Harrison  Yerkes',  born  3  December,  1857 ;  married  Emily  Irene  Hughes. 

640.  George  C.  Yerkes',  born  22  April,  1859. 

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237.  JACOB  BUZART  YERKES^  (Benjamin*,  Silas^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  son  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rachel  Buzart,  was  born  in 
Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  10  March,  1798;  died  at  Columbia,  Penn- 
sylvania, 18  November,  1864;  married,  5  August,  1827,  Maria  Tyson,  born 
5  March,  1801 ;  died  6  August,  1869;  daughter  of  Cornelius  Tyson  by  his 
wife  Susanna  Stucker. 

Children  of  Jacob  Buzart^  and  Maria  (Tyson)  Yerkes: 

641.  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes",  born  8  December,  1829;  married  Elizabeth  Smith. 

642.  Isaac  Brenizen  Yerkes',  born  19  February,  1832 ;  died  24  January,  1892 ;  married 

Catharine  Dunbar. 

643.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1834;  married,  19  February,  1868,  Finney 

Skeen,  born  at  Downingtown,  Pennsylvania,  8  August,  1820;  died  at  Bain- 
bridge,  Pennsylvania,  18  April,  1896;  son  of  Benjamin  Skeen  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Finney.  Issue:  (644)  Jacob  Buzart  Skeen',  born  at  Columbia,  Pennsylvania, 
5  January,  1870;  married,  18  April,  1900,  Mary  Leonard. 

645.  Charlotte  Yerkes',  born  27  November,  1835;  died  6  July,  1879;  married  Corne- 

lius Shell. 

238.  SILAS  AYERS  YERKES«  (Benjamin^  Silas^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), son  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rachel  Buzart,  was  born  in 
Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  i  November,  1799;  died  at 
Rochester,  New  York,  i  August,  1878.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  went 
to  Rochester  with  his  parents.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  justice  of  the 
peace  of  the  town  of  Gates,  now  a  part  of  Rochester.  In  1854  he  was  tendered 
a  nomination  to  the  Legislature,  but  declined  the  honor,  as  he  intended  moving 
to  Lima,  New  York,  in  order  that  his  children  might  have  the  educational 
benefits  of  the  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary,  which  later  became  Syracuse 
University.  While  in  Lima  he  engaged  in  business  as  a  hardware  merchant. 
In  1870,  he  returned  to  Rochester,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Plymouth  Church  in  that  city.  He  married,  25  December, 
1826,  Susannah  Sarah  Hill,  born  at  Hopeton,  Oneida  County,  New  York, 
25  January,  1805;  died  at  Rochester,  8  June,  1872;  daughter  of  James  Hill 
by  his  wife  Catharine  le  Tellier  Brufif. 

Children  of  Silas  Ayers^  and  Susannah  Sarah  (Hill)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 
Rochester : 

646.  Catharine  Rachel  Yerkes',  born  13  October,  1827;  died  12  September,  1838. 

647.  Mary  Louisa  Yerkes',  born  21  September,  1831 ;  died  12  March,  1832. 

648.  James  Hill  Yerkes',  born  i  April,  1836;  married  Mary  Bristol. 

649.  Jane  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  21  October,  1840;   married  Honorable  Charles 

Simeon  Baker. 

650.  Charles  Ayres  Yerkes',  born  17  June,  and  died  28  July,  1847. 

651.  William  Henry  Yerkes',  born  11  June,  1850;  died  11  August,  1903;  married, 

I  March,  1877,  Mary,  daughter  of  Nevi^al  A.  Stone.  She  died  10  August,  1878. 
He  was  a  broker,  and  resided  at  Beltsville,  Maryland. 

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239.  ALMIRA  YERKES^  (BenjaminS  SiIas^  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rachel  Buzart,  was  born  in  More- 
land,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1801 ;  died  at  Rochester,  New 
York,  in  January,  1863;  married,  3  August,  1836,  Peter  Springsted,  who 
died  at  Rochester  in  January,  i860. 

Children  of  Peter  and  Almira'^  (Yerkes)  Springsted: 

652.  Mary  Jane  Springsted',  born  2  February,  1843;    married  3  December,  1861, 

William  A.  Coggswell,  of  Rochester. 

653.  Theodore  Springsted*,  born  in  1848;  has  been  married  three  times,  but  has  no 

issue. 

244.  WILLIAM  YERKES^  (Joseph^  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  child  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Purdy,  was  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  11  September,  1794;  died  at  Novi,  Mich- 
igan, 5  January,  1884.  In  his  early  childhood  he  accompanied  his  parents, 
upon  their  removal  from  Pennsylvania,  to  Romulus,  New  York,  and  remained 
at  the  latter  place  until  his  removal  to,  and  settlement  in,  Michigan.  In  181 9 
he  was  commissioned  ensign  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-eighth  Regiment 
of  New  York  militia.  Of  his  life  in  Michigan,  Elias  S.  Woodman,  Esqr,  in 
his  paper  printed  in  the  "  Proceedings  of  the  Pioneer  Society  of  Michigan," 
thus  writes : 

"  William  Yerkes,  in  company  with  his  cousin,  Thomas  Pinkerton,  early  in  the  year 
1825,  journeyed  on  foot  from  Ovid,  New  York,  through  Canada,  by  way  of  Chatham,  Hamil- 
ton, and  Detroit,  to  the  township  of  Farmington,  Michigan,  in  search  of  farming  lands.  .  .  . 
Mr.  Yerkes  selected  sections  35  and  36  in  this  township,  while  others  of  his  party  chose  tracts 
near  by.  This  done,  they  returned  by  the  same  route  on  foot  to  New  York,  where  they 
remained  till  March,  1826,  when  they  again  set  out  on  foot  through  Canada  for  their  chosen 
home  in  the  West.  Their  families  came  on  late  in  company  with  Joseph  Yerkes,  the  venerable 
father  of  William,  and  arrived  May  14.  .  .  .  William  Yerkes  was  soon  appointed  territorial 
justice  of  the  peace  by  General  Cass,  which  he  held  through  many  terms.  He  held  many 
offices  of  honor  and  trust  in  the  township  and  county.  In  1838  he  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Legislature,  and  again  in  1857  and  1858,  voting  for  the  five  million  dollar  loan  negotiated  in 
1838  and  1839.  My  acquaintance  with  William  Yerkes  dates  from  May,  1837,  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  January  5,  1884,  then  in  the  ninetieth  year  of  his  age.  Through  all  these  years 
have  I  been  a  witness  of  his  unswerving  rectitude  and  inborn  integrity.  A  man  whose  counsel 
was  sought  for,  whose  judgment  was  just  and  timely,  and  whose  sympathies  and  help  were 
a  comfort  in  those  troublous  times.  He  can  be  said  to  be  one  of  Michigan's  pioneers  in  the 
broadest  sense  of  the  term.  I  have  heard  him  relate  how  he  was  accustomed  to  go  on  foot 
from  his  home  in  Novi  to  Detroit,  while  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  taking  perhaps  in  his 
hand  a  change  of  clothing,  and  a  slice  of  corn  bread  and  venison  in  his  pocket,  and  at  the 
close  of  the  session  to  return  home  in  the  same  way,  and  think  it  no  hardship." 

Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  member  of  the  Oakland  County  Pioneer  Society.  He 
married,  5  November,  1817,  Hester  Dennis,  born  in  New  Jersey,  21  March, 

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1799;  died  at  Novi,  Michigan,  11  September,  1881;  daughter  of  Joseph 
Dennis  by  his  wife  Sarah  Miller.  At  the  "  Golden  Wedding"  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs,  Yerkes,  their  son,  Robert  Yerkes,  Esq"",  read  the  following  poem,  com- 
posed by  him : 

LINES  WRITTEN  BY  ROBERT  YERKES,  AND  READ  BY  HIM  AT  THE  GOLDEN  WEDDING  OF  HIS  FATHER 

AND  MOTHER,  NOVEMBER  5,  1867. 

"  We  meet,  my  friends,  on  this  November  day, 
Recalling  time  full  fifty  years  away; 
Time  when  these  fading  locks  proclaim  their  age 
First  ventured  on  the  matrimonial  stage; 
And  waiving  each  their  sep'rate  hopes  and  fears, 
Joined  hand  and  heart,  for  all  their  future  years. 

"  And  as  we  gather  round  this  roof-tree  old, 
Let  us  the  story  of  their  passing  life  unfold ; 
Even  as  the  far  landscape,  the  wide  prairies  through. 
Lifts  no  deep  chasm  or  rugged  mountain  into  view ; 
And  as  the  traveller's  feet  glide  o'er  the  many  miles, 
At  first  the  plain  is  bright,  with  springtide's  joyous  smiles; 
But  soon  a  deep  ravine  has  cleft  his  road  in  twain; 
And  then  an  ascent,  up  which  the  toil  seems  vain. 
And  briery  untried  paths  go  all  the  region  through, 
And  cutting  winds,  where  fancy's  softest  zephyrs  blew. 

"  'Tis  so  in  life ;  and  he  who  in  its  morning  forward  peers 
Sees  nought  but  green  old  age  undimmed  by  falling  tears, 
And  when  he  backward  glances  as  strength  gives  place  to  age. 
Sees  the  whole  voyage  writ  on  sorrow's  sombre  page. 

"  The  words  that  made  '  These  Twain'  one  flesh  as  long  as  life  shall  last 
Are  mingled  with  things  that  make  the  far-off  past ; 
But  memory,  flying  back,  has  gathered  one  by  one, 
Their  trials  past,  their  little  victories  won, 
And  holds  them  on  her  fleeting  wings  to-day, 
That  we  may  weave  them  in  our  unpretending  lay. 

"  When  once  they  faced  the  scenes  of  active  life, 
They  waged  with  poverty  relentless  strife, 
Hard  labor  as  their  lot,  they  could  but  deem; 
Which  way  they  looked,  there  came  no  answering  gleam 
That  bade  them  on  life's  ocean  idly  drift, 
To  wait  for  fortune  without  work  or  thrift. 

"  To  earn  a  livelihood,  the  wife  her  shuttle  plied, 
The  husband  pushed  his  boat  upon  the  Mohawk's  tide, 
And  next  a  small  wild  farm  they  try  to  tame, 
A  farm  so  small,  it  scarce  deserved  the  name; 
This  sold,  with  small  accretions,  served  a  larger  farm  to  buy 
Close  where  Cayuga's  sparkling  waters  lie; 

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CHRONICLE  ( 


1799;  o  ,  1881;  daughter 

r.    At  tiie    uolden  Wedding"  oi 
Yerkes,  Esq',  read  the  following  p- 


LINES  W1UTTBX  VY  ROBERT  YEKKES,  AND  READ  BY  HIM  AT  THE  GOLDEN  W 

AND  MOTHER,  NOVEMBER  5,  1867. 

ember  day, 

3  proclaim  their  age 

^'  iRre; 

and  fears, 

.  utiUii  di;.;.,  ....  ...         luture  years. 


shall  lASi 

by  one, 
to-day, 

iiiai       aiu>  weave  Ikc/s^^Mmi-^V^^cnding  lay. 

(ns  ovi) 

"  When  once  they  f 
They  waged  with  ;. 

!  labor  as  their  lot,  they  could  but  deem ; 
Wii  ch  way  they  looked,  there  came  no  answering  gleam 
That  bade  them  on  life's  ocean  idly  drift, 
To  wait  for  fortune  without  work  or  thrift. 


:'s  tide. 


YERKES  FAMILY 


On  this,  although  enough  for  present  wants  they  gain. 
They  ne'er  could  hope  a  rising  family  to  maintain ; 
Their  little  children  from  their  native  hearth  must  roam. 
Or  they  must  seek  in  Western  wilds  a  more  productive  home. 

"  Not  then  as  now ;  the  curtain  of  the  wilderness  was  down, 
And  all  the  West  lay  deeply  shaded  in  its  frown; 
None  ventured  there,  save  hunter  free  and  wild. 
Or  yeoman  strong  with  hope  of  future  home  beguiled; 
But  stern  necessity  in  nature  knows  no  law. 
And  often  serves  on  those  who  grieve  a  happier  fate  to  draw. 

"  To  build  a  woodland  home  the  husband  goes  before. 
And  soon  the  wife  comes  after  with  her  children  four; 
Upon  Lake  Erie's  wave  ten  days  her  strength  was  tried, 
Her  sickened  children  tossed  from  side  to  side. 
With  ceaseless  cry,  naught  but  a  mother's  love  could  bide. 

"  And  when  they  landed  on  that  strange  wild  shore. 
Although  their  friends  were  there,  their  trials  were  not  o'er; 
The  rutted  road,  unlike  the  smooth-laid  rail. 
The  woodland  road,  soon  ending  in  an  Indian  trail. 
Was  the  highway  through  which  their  future  home  they  found, 
Where  densest  forests  stretched  and  lowered  around. 

"  And  now  against  the  mighty  woodland  foe. 
Whose  close-drawn  lines,  outstretching  row  on  row, 
Held  the  broad  acres  with  his  ruthless  ban. 
The  tug  of  stern,  relentless  war  began. 
A  hopeless  war  it  seemed,  and  hard  to  brook 
For  those  who  on  that  stately  forest  look. 

"  Just  where  we  meet  beneath  this  sheltering  roof 
High  up  the  oak-trees  threw  their  web  and  woof ; 
Where  yonder  golden-fruited  orchard  stands 
The  wildwood  held  in  thickly  plaited  bands ; 
Out  on  yon  fields,  now  of  their  verdure  bare. 
The  gray  wolf  made  his  ambuscade  and  lair. 

"  But  lo !  the  woodman's  axe,  with  steady  peal. 
Makes  the  dense  ranks  in  wild  confusion  reel ; 
The  cumbrous  trunks  are  thrown  in  many  angled  aisles, 
The  brush  is  tossed  in  huge  fantastic  piles; 
The  blazing  fire,  like  sea  of  molten  brass, 
Next  turns  to  ashes  the  rough  chaotic  mass ; 
While  round  the  stumpy  field  the  zigzag  fences  rise. 
And  springing  grain  quick  greets  the  farmer's  eyes. 

"  Thus  year  by  year,  when  for  the  furrow  space  they  lack, 
With  skilful  hands  they  push  the  forest  back, 
Until  the  fraction  left  is  saved  for  future  use, 
When  to  the  silvan  war  they  bid  a  lasting  truce. 

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"  Think  not  this  drudgery  fast  binds  the  pioneer, 
For  country  pastimes  oft  served  his  lot  to  cheer; 
The  bee  lined  straight  from  where  his  robber  instinct  led, 
That  larger  thieves  might  share  his  winter's  bread. 

"  The  hunter's  stealthy  step  along  the  bushy  swale. 
The  noiseless  deer,  back  gazing  on  his  trail ; 
The  fevered  thrill,  defying  doctors'  laws ; 
The  rifle's  crack,  the  instant  breathless  pause, 
The  disappointed  scowl  if  he  bounds  unhurt  away. 
Or  exultant  cry  if  staggering  marks  the  bullet's  prey. 

"  The  sturdy  neighbors  gathered  far  and  near. 
The  log  house  raising  and  the  housewife's  cheer, 
The  husking-bee  drawn  late  into  the  night. 
The  hearty  laugh,  the  healthy,  happy  faces  bright. 

"  These  and  kindred  pastimes,  mingled  with  their  toil. 
Kept  guard  against  despondency's  recoil ; 
In  some  or  most  of  these  they  had  their  share. 
Whose  guests  to-day  we  freely  welcome  are; 
Perhaps  they  had  their  share  of  sorrow  too, 
Although  to  right  their  hearts  were  leal  and  true. 
For  up  the  long  course  through  which  their  lives  have  spun 
Full  many  a  day  of  anxious  care  has  run. 
And  deep  affliction  drove  its  furrow  through. 
Hiding  three  children  from  their  earthly  view. 

"  But  thanks  to  Him  we  give  whose  Spirit's  power 
Upheld  them  in  the  pain  of  trial's  gloomy  hour; 
Thankful  stern  poverty  led  not  their  feet  astray. 
Or  affluence  lured  them  in  the  worldling's  gilded  way; 
Thankful  not  o'er  much  sorrow  turned  them  to  despair, 
Or  joy  made  them  oblivious  of  others'  need  and  care. 
And  thankful  to  Him  who  year  by  year  has  held  disease  at  bay, 
Till  now  we  greet  them  on  their  Golden  Wedding  Day. 


IN  MEMORIAM. 


September  29,  1794.  Father.  1884—5  January. 

March  21,  1799.  Mother.  1881— 11  September. 


"  In  him  were  brain  and  brawn  in  high  degree ; 
In  her  were  mother  love  and  matchless  industry." 

Children  of  William^  and  Hester  (Dennis)  Yerkes: 

654.  Joseph  Dennis  Yerkes",  born  8  October,  1818;    died  29  May,  1899;  married 

Mary  Dunlap. 

655.  William  Purdy  Yerkes",  born  23  October,  1820;   died  at  Northville,  Michigan, 

21  November,  1902.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  "  log"  school- 
house  of  his  neighborhood,  supplemented  later  by  several  terms  in  a  select 
school  in  Northville.  In  1843  he  entered  the  law-offices  of  George  and  Moses 
Wisner,  at  Pontiac,  Michigan;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846,  and  engaged 

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in  the  practice  of  the  law  at  Northville.  Four  years  later  he  retnoved  to 
Detroit,  and  continued  in  practice  there,  attaining  advanced  rank  in  his 
profession.  In  i860  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Wayne  County,  and 
served  in  that  office  with  ability  for  a  term  of  four  years.  In  1865  he 
returned  to  Northville,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  easy 
retirement,  giving  his  attention  mostly  to  his  farm  and  village  properties. 
He  married,  16  December,  1851,  Sarah  Cady,  born  13  May,  1833;  died  22 
December,  1896;  daughter  of  Daniel  L.  Cady,  Esqi",  of  Northville,  by  his 
wife  Eliza  Ellsworth. 

656.  George  Yerkes",  born  13  July,  1822;  died  18  July,  1829. 

657.  Mary  Yerkes",  born  26  July,  1823 ;  died  6  March,  1851 ;  married  John  C.  Emery. 

658.  John  Yerkes",  born  12  September,  1825;    died  28  July,  1851,  without  issue; 

married  Elizabeth  Wing. 

659.  Silas  Allen  Yerkes°,  born  8  November,   1827;    married  Eleanor  Andrews 

McCarty. 

660.  Robert  YERKES^  born  26  September,  1829;  married  Sarah  Holmes. 

661.  Theodore  Yerkes°,  born  5  and  died  18  September,  1831. 

662.  Charles  Yerkes",  born  19  April,  1833 ;  married  Evelina  Wells. 

663.  Stephen  Yerkes',  born  20  May,  1835 ;  died  at  Novi,  Michigan,  9  January,  1881, 

without  issue;  married  Nellie  Dunham. 

664.  George  Yerkes",  born  19  April,  1838;  married,  28  November,  1866,  Jane  Entrican, 

born  4  January,  1845 ;  died  30  November,  1891 ;  daughter  of  David  Entrican 
by  his  wife  Celia  Law.  Issue:  (665)  Jessie  May  Yerkes',  born  11  July, 
and  died  22  October,  1872. 

666.  Harrison  Yerkes',  born  4  April,  1841 ;   died,  without  issue,  31  July,  1899,  at 

Northville;  married,  19  July,  1865,  Katherine  Palmer;  born  12  September, 
1841 ;  daughter  of  James  B.  Palmer  by  his  wife,  Rebecca  Ann  Clark. 

245.  JOHN  YERKES^  (Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  child  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Purdy,  was  born  at 
Romulus,  New  York,  29  August,  1799;  died  at  Northville,  Michigan,  14 
February,  1877.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  removed  from  New  York  and  set- 
tled at  Northville,  about  1826.  He  married,  21  August,  1828,  Sarah  Thorn- 
ton, born  at  Meredith,  Delaware  County,  New  York,  24  July,  1809;  died  at 
Northville,  15  March,  1896;  daughter  of  Ira  Thornton  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Whitlock. 

Children  of  John^  and  Sarah  (Thornton)  Yerkes,  all  born  at  Northville: 

667.  Julia  Ann  Yerkes',  born  20  January,  1832 ;  died  3  April,  1901 ;  married  Sebring 

Voorhees. 

668.  Fannie  M.  Yerkes',  born  25  September,  1833;    married,  14  September,  1876, 

Dexter  White,  who  died  at  Northville,  30  January,  1903. 

669.  William  Yerkes',  born  20  December,  1835;  resides  at  Northville;  married  (i), 

26  August,  1869,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Stephen  Rogers.  She  died  3  August, 
1877,  and  he  married  (2),  5  February,  1879,  Alice,  daughter  of  William 
Dunlap  by  his  wife  Sarah  Nevins.   No  issue  by  either  marriage. 

670.  Lyman  A.  Yerkes',  born  9  December,  1838;  married  Maria  Antoinette  Gardner. 

671.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  14  February,  1840;  married  Isaac  Newton  Blackwood. 

672.  John  Harmon  Yerkes',  born  29  August,  1842;  died  25  November,  1856. 

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247.  SARAH  YERKES^  (Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
fourth  child  and  second  daughter  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Purdy, 
was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  26  July,  1805;  died  at  Cassanova,  Michi- 
gan, in  1878;  married,  in  1829,  Ephraim  H.  Utley,  born  in  Vermont,  20  June, 
1801 ;  died  at  Big  Prairie,  Michigan,  11  June,  1859. 

Children  of  Ephraim  H.  and  Sarah^  (Yerkes)  Utley: 

673.  George  Utley",  born  in  1830;  died  in  December,  1888. 

674.  Janet  Utley",  born  1832 ;  died  in  1894. 

675.  Charles  P.  Utley",  born  in  1837. 

676.  Ephraim  Utley",  born  in  1844. 

677.  Sarah  Utley",  born  in  1846;  died  in  1864. 

249.  HANNAH  YERKES^  (Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
sixth  child  and  fourth  daughter  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Purdy, 
was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  15  December,  1812;  died  at  Plymouth, 
Michigan,  2  April,  1839;  married,  22  September,  1829,  Clark  Augustus  Gris- 
wold,  born  at  Wilmington,  Vermont,  6  November,  1806;  died  at  Northville, 
Michigan,  6  October,  1890;  son  of  Jared  Griswold. 

Children  of  Clark  Augustus  and  Hannah^  (Yerkes)  Griswold,  born  at  North- 
ville : 

678.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Griswold",  born  8  July,  1832;  died  9  October,  1892;  married, 

4  June,  1856,  John  C.  McFarlin,  born  at  Washington  Hollow,  New  York, 
24  November,  1827;  died  at  Northville,  Michigan,  19  June,  1885;  son  of 
Levi  McFarlin  by  his  wife  Betsy  Cornwell.  Issue:  (678a)  Mary  Yerkes 
McFarlin',  born  20  May,  1857;  married,  i  February,  1887,  James  B.  Hoar. 
(679)  Elizabeth  McFarlin',  born  20  January,  i860;  died  2  February, 
1891.  (680)  Harmon  Clark  McFarlin',  born  22  September,  1861 ;  died  26 
March,  1890.  (681)  John  Pliny  McFarlin',  born  6  December,  1865;  mar- 
ried, 9  July,  1890,  Minnie  De  Bree.  (682)  James  B.  McFarlin',  born  11  May, 
1868;  married,  6  September,  1896,  Jennie  Smith.  (683)  Madison  McFarlin', 
born  21  February,  1872. 

684.  Pliny  O.  Griswold",  born  8  July,  1835 ;  died  13  January,  1836. 

685.  Marie  Antoinette  Griswold",  born  18  July,  1837 ;  died  13  October,  1839. 

250.  JOSEPH  YERKES,  JunR^  (Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), third  son  and  seventh  and  youngest  child  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Purdy,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  3  June,  1815;  died  at 
South  Lyon,  Michigan,  6  September,  1890.  He  accompanied  his  father  at 
the  time  the  latter  removed  to  Michigan,  and  he  there  became  a  farmer.  He 
resided  at  Northville  for  many  years,  but  at  his  death  was  a  resident  of  South 
Lyon.  He  was  a  Presbyterian.  He  married  (i),  3  January,  1837,  Almira 
Whitaker,  born  3  December,  1815;  died  16  April,  1856;  daughter  of  Henry 
Whitaker.    He  married  (2),  8  October,  1856,  Miriam  Morehouse,  born  at 

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Barry,  Orleans  County,  New  York;  daughter  of  Lyman  Morehouse  by  his 
wife  Eunice  Sawyer.   His  children  were  born  at  Northville. 

Children  of  Joseph  Yerkes,  Junf^,  by  his  first  wife : 

686.  Helen  J.  YERKES^  born  26  October,  1837;  died  25  April,  1865;  married,  i  Janu- 

ary, 1867,  W.  Copland. 

687.  Mary  L.  Yerkes",  born  20  July,  1841 ;  died  6  March,  1851. 

688.  Leander  W.  Yerkes^  born  15  January,  1844;  died  6  February,  1863,  at  Bowling 

Green,  Kentucky. 

689.  Alice  E.  Yerkes°,  died  26  August,  1848. 

Child  of  Joseph  Yerkes,  Jun""^,  by  his  second  wife : 

690.  Harman  Morehouse  Yerkes",  born  22  August,  i860;  married  Lottie  Dove. 

260.  MARY  YERKES^  (SamuelS  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  child  of  Samuel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Rutherton,  was  born  in 
Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  28  November,  1803;  died  at 
Farmington,  New  York,  28  October,  1841;  married,  2  June,  1824,  Alex- 
ander Grant,  born  at  Ovid,  New  York,  22  October,  1801 ;  died  at  Manchester, 
New  York,  22  August,  1863;  son  of  Abram  Grant.  Mr.  Grant  was  a  farmer, 
and  both  he  and  his  wife  were  Baptists.  His  two  eldest  children  were  born  at 
Romulus,  the  next  at  Canandaigua,  and  the  others  at  Farmington,  New 
York. 

Children  of  Alexander  and  Mary^  (Yerkes)  Grant: 

691.  Abram  Grant",  born  27  August,  1826;  died  8  February,  1845. 

692.  Joseph  Watson  Grant",  born  11  February,  1832;   married,  7  September,  1851, 

Mary  Porter,  and  resides  at  Millers,  Orleans  County,  New  York. 

693.  Elizabeth  Grant",  born  11  February,  1832;  died  31  December,  1861. 

694.  Caroline  H.  Grant",  born  26  July,  1835 ;  married,  22  February,  1866,  as  second 

wife,  Norman  H.  Baker,  who  had  previously  married  her  sister  Mary. 

695.  Yerkes  Grant",  born  24  June,  1837;  died  in  August,  1840. 

696.  Mary  Grant",  born  29  July,  184 1 ;  died  18  August,  1863;  married,  5  December, 

1861,  Norman  H.  Baker. 

261.  JOSEPH  YERKES^  (Samuel*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  child  and  only  son  of  Samuel  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Rutherton, 
M^as  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  21  June,  1805; 
died  at  Gaines,  Michigan,  23  August,  1884.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  engaged 
in  that  occupation  at  Farmington,  New  York,  until  1864,  when  he  removed 
to  Gaines,  Michigan,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy 
acres,  upon  which  he  settled  and  made  his  home  until  his  death.  He  married 
Rosalinda,  daughter  of  Hiram  Brown.  She  died  13  June,  1863,  aged  fifty- 
six  years,  seven  months,  and  thirteen  days,  as  is  learned  from  her  tombstone 
in  the  cemetery  at  Manchester,  New  York. 

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Children  of  Joseph^  and  Rosalinda  (Brown)  Yerkes: 

697.  Mary  Yerkes",  died  28  March,  1855,  aged  twenty-four  years  and  six  months. 

698.  Sarah  L.  Yerkes",  married  (i)  ;  (2)  Israel  White. 

699.  Samuel  Yerkes',  died  at  Gaines,  Michigan,  21  August,  1870. 

700.  Charles  H.  Yerkes",  born  i  May,  1838;   died  at  Gaines,  6  September,  1896; 

married,  15  April,  1874,  Addie  S.  Brown,  born  24  October,  1847;  daughter  of 
William  H.  Brown  by  his  wife  Hannah  White.  He  removed  with  his  father 
to  Michigan,  and  there  engaged  in  farming.   No  issue. 

701.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  married  Charles  E.  Ryno. 

263.  LYDIA  YERKES^  (EliasS  Elias',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
child  of  Elias  Yerkes,  Junr,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County, 
14  October,  181 6;  married,  14  December,  1831,  Samuel  Lukens.  Both  are 
deceased. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Lydia'  (Yerkes)  Lukens: 

702.  William  Alexander  Lukens",  born  15  September,  1832. 

703.  Samuel  Lukens",  born  3  October,  1834. 

704.  David  S.  Y.  Lukens",  born  3  September,  1836. 

705.  Sarah  M.  Lukens",  born  8  February,  1840. 

265.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (GeorgeS  Elias',  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
probably  the  eldest  child  of  George  and  Rebecca  Yerkes,  was  born  in  More- 
land,  Montgomery  County,  2  May,  1784;  died  there,  28  June,  1854,  and 
was  buried  in  the  Independent  Baptist  graveyard  at  Southampton,  Bucks 
County.  He  married,  circa  1804,  his  cousin,  Mary  Ayres  (No.  56),  only 
child  of  Charles  Ayres  by  his  wife  Esther  Yerkes.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band, and,  declining  administration  on  his  estate,  the  same  was  granted, 
22  July,  1854,  unto  his  eldest  son,  Edward  Yerkes.  His  personal  estate  was 
appraised  at  fourteen  thousand  dollars.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  on  a 
large  farm  on  the  Byberry  and  Hatboro  Road,  west  of  the  "  Sorrel  Horse 
Inn."  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  man  of  large  physical  proportions,  weighing  three 
hundred  pounds. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Mary  (Ayres)  Yerkes: 

706.  Eliza  Bowen  Yerkes",  born  3  August,  1805 ;  died  25  December,  1864 ;  married  her 

cousin,  William  Yerkes  (No.  275). 

707.  Edward  Yerkes",  married  Sarah  Ann  Dungan. 

708.  Israel  Hallowell  Yerkes",  born  in  1813;  died  in  October,  1885;  married  Mar- 

garet Clayton. 

709.  George  L.  Yerkes",  married  Susan  Barnes. 

268.  SUSANNA  YERKES**  (GeorgeS  Elias',  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
probably  the  youngest  daughter  of  George  and  Rebecca  Yerkes,  was  born  in 
Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  circa  1791 ;  died  13  August,  1877;  mar- 

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ried  Jesse  Edwards,  who  died  26  July,  1838,  in  the  forty-ninth  year  of  his 
age.  Both  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church. 
Besides  the  children  named  below,  they  are  said  to  have  had  two  sons,  Alfred 
and  George. 

Children  of  Jesse  and  Susanna"^  (Yerkes)  Edwards: 

710.  Susanna  Edwards",  married  Charles  Walton.   They  were  the  parents  of  F.  Theo- 

dore Walton,  Esqf,  who  was  for  some  years  Recorder  of  Deeds  of  the  County 
of  Philadelphia,  and  a  prominent  hotel  proprietor. 

711.  Harriet  Edwards',  died  2  September,  1867,  aged  fifty-four  years,  eight  months,  and 

six  days;  married  Charles  Hall. 

712.  Eliza  B.  Edwards',  died  25  September,  1835,  aged  nine  years  and  one  month. 

269.  ANN  YERKES^  (Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Hart,  was  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  County,  27  July,  1798;  married,  26  December,  1820,  William 
Michener,  born  30  August,  1800;  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Michener.  They 
resided  near  Morgan's  Mills,  in  Moreland. 

Children  of  William  and  Ann^  (Yerkes)  Michener: 

713.  Charles  Michener',  born  17  November,  1821;  died  circa  1890;  married,  3  De- 

cember, 1846,  Catharine  Spotts.   No  issue. 

714.  Elizabeth  Yerkes  Michener',  born  22  March,  1823 ;  married,  in  September,  1848, 

John  Murray,  born  28  December,  1819.    They  had  issue. 

715.  Arthur  Watts  Michener',  born  23  September,  1832. 

270.  ELI  AS  YERKES^  (ArthurS  Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest 
son  and  second  child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Hart,  was  born 
in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  20  June,  1800;  died  at  Southampton, 
Bucks  County,  2  July,  1875.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  a  member  of  the  South- 
ampton Baptist  Church,  in  the  graveyard  of  which  both  he  and  his  wife  are 
buried.  He  married,  30  December,  1824,  Harriet  Krewson,  born  25  Sep- 
tember, 1806;  died  28  November,  1880. 

Children  of  Elias^  and  Harriet  (Krewson)  Yerkes;  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks 
County : 

716.  Eliza  Ann  Yerkes',  born  6  December,  1825 ;  died  30  March,  1902 ;  married  Henry 

Hagerman. 

717.  Hannah  Shay  Yerkes',  born  3  January,  1828;  married  Stephen  De  Coursey. 

718.  Amanda  Wilhelmina  Yerkes',  born  5  August,  1830;  died  14  August,  1844. 

719.  William  Watts  Davis  Yerkes',  born  i  November,  1832;   married  Mary  Ann 

Lugar. 

720.  Rebecca  Jane  Yerkes',  born  5  September,  1835. 

721.  Amy  Hart  Yerkes',  born  14  November,  1837;  married  Isaac  Clarkson  Addis. 

722.  Harriet  Ellen  Yerkes',  born  16  June,  1840 ;  died  26  January,  1873 ;  married,  12 

March,  1872,  George  Propert,  a  ship-builder,  of  Camden,  New  Jersey;  born  at 

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Philadelphia,  6  February,  1840;  son  of  Jacob  Propert  by  his  wife  Sarah  E. 
Crosscup.    Issue:    (723)  Josiah  Kerper  Propert',  born  11  January,  1873. 

724.  Sarah  Emma  Yerkes",  born  13  June,  1843;  died  12  April,  1891,  without  issue; 

married,  13  January,  1886,  Joseph  P.  Deal. 

725.  Laura  Augusta  Yerkes",  born  3  June,  1848. 

271.  HORATIO  GATES  YERKES=  (Arthur*,  Elias^  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  EHzabeth 
Hart,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  22  June,  1802;  died  at 
Davisville,  Bucks  County,  4  February,  1861;  married,  8  November,  1827, 
Ehza  Ann  Addis,  born  18  September,  1805;  died  14  August,  1902;  daughter 
of  Colonel  Amos  Addis  by  his  wife  Ruth  Green.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes,  and 
also  their  parents,  are  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist 
Church.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer  and  a  prominent  citizen,  and  resided  on 
his  farm  in  Bucks  County,  on  the  road  leading  from  the  Southampton  Baptist 
Church  to  Davisville. 

Children  of  Horatio  Gates^  and  Eliza  Ann  (Addis)  Yerkes;    born  at  Davis- 
ville : 

726.  Julia  Ann  Yerkes',  born  25  August,  1828;  died  28  October,  1844. 

727.  Elizabeth  Jane  Yerkes",  born  20  December,  1829 ;  married,  8  June,  1853,  Bezaliel 

Croasdale,  born  29  March,  1829;  son  of  Ezra  and  Elizabeth  Croasdale.  Issue: 
(728)  James  Madison  Croasdale',  born  26  February,  1854.  (729)  Flora 
Croasdale',  born  25  May,  1857.  (730)  Charles  W.  Croasdalz',  born  20  Janu- 
ary, 1864. 

731.  Eleanor  Morrison  Yerkes",  born  27  October,  1831 ;  died  12  May,  1875;  married 

Moses  Yerkes  (No.  439). 

732.  Sarah  Michener  Yerkes",  born  5  May,  1833 ;   married,  4  March,  1858,  David 

Cherry,  born  25  November,  1825 ;  son  of  George  and  Esther  Cherry.    Issue : 

(733)  Mary  Ann  Cherry',  born  7  December,  1859;   died  i  January,  1862. 

(734)  William  Cherry',  born  10  August,  i860.  (735)  Ella  Cherry',  twin  of 
William.    (736)  George  Cherry',  born  28  February,  1864. 

737.  Amos  Addis  Yerkes",  born  2  January,  1836;  married  Rebecca  Slack. 

738.  Ruth  Addis  Yerkes",  born  6  June,  1837;   married,  24  December,  1863,  Charles 

Addis.    No  issue. 

739.  Amy  Rebecca  Yerkes",  born  26  April,  1839 ;  married  Charles  Wynkoop ;  born  19 

October,  1839;  son  of  Garret  and  Mary  Wynkoop.  Issue:  (740)  Rebecca 
Wynkoop'. 

741.  Mary  Louisa  Yerkes",  born  4  May,  1841 ;  married,  11  February,  1866,  James 
Thompson,  born  at  Northampton,  30  November,  1838;  son  of  Hugh  Thomp- 
son by  his  wife  Ellen  Johnson.  Mr.  Thompson  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at 
Hatboro,  Pennsylvania.  Issue:  (742)  Harvey  D.  Thompson',  born  20  Janu- 
ary, 1867;  married,  17  November,  1897,  Anna  J.  Stackhouse.  (743)  James 
Byron  Thompson',  born  27  August,  1869.  (744)  Anna  E.  Thompson',  born 
18  January,  1871.    (745)  Eleanor  Mary  Thompson',  born  5  June,  1875. 

746.  Arthur  Watts  Yerkes",  born  26  March,  1843 ;  married  Margaret  H.  Hallowell. 

747.  Joseph  Morrison  Yerkes",  born  30  December,  1845 ;  married  Hannah  Ann  Walker. 

748.  Emma  Luetta  Yerkes",  born  8  April,  1849;  died  29  December,  1891 ;  married,  5 

January,  1881,  Lloyd  Walker,  born  at  Horsham,  Montgomery  County,  25 

88 


YERKES  FAMILY 


February,  1845;  son  of  Samuel  Walker  by  his  wife  Louisa  Rebecca  Wells. 
Mr.  Walker  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Johnsville,  Bucks  County.  Issue:  (749) 
Samuel  Charles  Walker,  Junk'.  (750)  Ada  Quint  Walker^  (751)  Her- 
BEKT  Walker'. 

275.  WILLIAM  YERKES'^  (Arthur*,  Elias',  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  EHzabeth  Hart,  was 
born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  23  September,  1807;  died  at  Frank- 
ford,  Philadelphia,  9  February,  1888.  In  some  of  the  family  records  he  is 
called  William  Hart  Yerkes,  but  on  his  tombstone  no  middle  name  is  given. 
He  married,  10  August,  1829,  his  cousin,  Eliza  Bowen  Yerkes  (No.  706), 
born  in  Moreland,  3  August,  1805;  died  25  December,  18^4;  daughter  of 
Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Ayres.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  buried 
in  the  graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church,  where  the  tombstone  of 
Mrs.  Yerkes  bears  this  inscription :  "  Eliza  B.  Yerkes,  wife  of  William  Yerkes, 
who  died  in  the  triumph  of  the  faith  of  God's  Elect,  December  25,  1864,  aged 
59  years  4  months  and  22  days." 

Children  of  William^  and  Eliza  Bowen®  (Yerkes)  Yerkes;  all  born  in  More- 
land,  excepting  the  three  youngest,  who  were  born  in  Kent  County, 
Delaware : 

752.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1830;  died  24  May,  1897;  married  Miranda 

Watson. 

753.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  i  May,  1831 ;  married,  24  November,  1853,  Harrison  B. 

Puff,  son  of  Jacob  and  Ann  Pufi'.   He  died  8  March,  1854,  without  issue. 

754.  Arthur  Yerkes',  born  28  August,  1832;  died  15  August,  1833. 

755.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  17  January,  1835. 

756.  Harriet  Yerkes',  born  5  May,  1836;  died  11  May,  1858;  married,  12  March,  1857, 

William  Keas.  Issue:  (757)  Benton  Hart  Keas',  born  21  April  and  died  17 
August,  1858. 

758.  Christopher  K.  Yerkes',  born  17  April,  1838;  married  Maria  Yerkes. 

759.  Alice  V.  Yerkes',  born  24  November,  1839;  married  her  cousin,  Frank  Yerkes 

(No.  1466). 

760.  Jane  S.  Yerkes',  twin  of  Alice,  born  24  November,  1839;   married  Josiah  G. 

Albertson. 

761.  Rebecca  K.  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1841. 

762.  Edward  A.  Yerkes',  born  14  March,  1843;   died  21  July,  1900;   married  Anne 

Davis. 

763.  Margaret  A.  Yerkes',  born  28  October,  1846 ;  married  William  J.  Kenderdine. 

277.  ARTHUR  WATTS  YERKES^  (Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Hart,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  3  October,  181 3; 
died  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  11  November,  1856;  married,  9  February, 
1843,  Charlotte  Knight,  born,  according  to  family  records,  12  March,  1819; 
or,  according  to  age  given  on  her  tombstone,  12  November,  1819;  died  6 
"  89 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


April,  1868.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Jonathan  and  EHzabeth  Knight. 
Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  carpenter  and  builder.  He  was  a  Baptist,  and  both  himself 
and  his  wife  were  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Southampton  Baptist  Church, 

Children  of  Arthur  Watts'*  and  Charlotte  (Knight)  Yerkes: 

764.  William  Hart  Yerkes",  born  30  October,  1843 ;  married  Hannah  Ann  Matthews. 

765.  Amy  Davis  Yerkes",  born  19  June,  1845 ;  died  23  April,  1862. 

766.  John  Knight  Yerkes',  born  30  June,  1848.   He  is  cashier  of  the  American  Ice 

Company,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  married  there,  15  May,  1877,  Mary  L. 
Frankland. 

767.  Isaac  Yerkes',  born  30  December,  1850;  died  8  October,  1851. 

278.  ELIZABETH  YERKES"*  (Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
the  eighth  and  youngest  child  of  Arthur  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Hart, 
was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  14  March,  18 16,  and  is  deceased. 
She  married,  29  January,  1846,  Isaac  Clarkson  Addis,  born  30  September, 
1819;  died  in  November,  1898;  son  of  Amos  and  Amy  Addis.  Mr.  Clarkson 
was  a  farmer,  and  resided  for  some  years  in  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  but 
removed  to  Southampton,  same  county,  where  he  resided  at  his  death. 

Children  of  Isaac  Clarkson  and  Elizabeth"*  (Yerkes)  Addis : 

768.  Christopher  Krewson  Addis',  born  2  December,  1846;  died  4  August,  1847. 

769.  Amy  Addis',  born  25  May,  1849,  and  is  deceased. 

770.  Anna  Addis',  born  21  April,  1852,  and  is  deceased. 

771.  Howard  Addis',  born  10  April,  1856. 

279.  JOSEPH  WALN  YERKES'  (Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Jarrett,  was 
born  at  or  near  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  11  September,  1790;  died  at 
Damascus,  Wayne  County,  Pennsylvania,  20  January,  1854.  He  accom- 
panied his  parents  upon  their  removal  from  Germantown  to  Damascus,  and 
continued  at  the  latter  place  until  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lumberman,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  Damascus.  He  married, 
4  January,  1816,  Elizabeth  Burcher,  born  at  Westminster,  England,  13  Sep- 
tember, 1792;  died  at  Damascus,  4  May,  1874;  daughter  of  William  Burcher 
by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Passmore. 

Children  of  Joseph  Wain"*  and  Elizabeth  (Burcher)  Yerkes;   all  born  at 
Damascus : 

772.  Caroline  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  25  January,  1817;  died  at  Honesdale,  Penn- 

sylvania, 28  September,  1848;  married,  in  1837,  Oren  Bentley,  born  in  Orange 
County,  New  York,  15  August,  1815;  died  at  Gainesville,  Georgia,  in  1890. 
Issue:  (773)  Julia  V.  Bentley',  born  3  March,  1838;  married  Volney  Skin- 
ner, born  7  July,  1831,  and  by  him  had  issue.  (774)  William  Clark  Bentley', 
born  3  May,  1841 ;  died  in  June,  1863.   (775)  Katharine  Elizabeth  Bentley', 

90 


YERKES  FAMILY 


born  7  August,  1844;  died  3  May,  1894;  married,  in  October,  1874,  Thomas 
Gleason. 

776.  William  Bukcher  Yerkes',  born  i  April,  1820;  died  24  June,  1866,  unmarried. 

777.  Jonathan  Yerkes*,  born  14  October,  1822 ;  died  13  January,  1894 ;  married  Phebe 

T.  Burcher. 

778.  Jarsett  Passmore  Yerkes',  born  3  July,  1826;  died  24  November,  1879;  mar- 

ried Katharine  Tennant. 

779.  Warren  Dim  mock  Yerkes',  born  28  February,  1829;  married  Margaret  Hannah 

Mitchell. 

780.  RoxANNA  Yerkes',  born  22  December,  1831 ;  died  26  July,  1844. 

280.  TITUS  YERKES'  (Jonathans  TitusS  HermanS  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  second  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  EHzabeth  Jarrett, 
was  born  at  or  near  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  25  December,  1791 ;  died  at 
Corunna,  Michigan,  10  August,  1869;  married,  in  181 7,  Helen  Burcher,  born 
near  London,  England,  17  January,  1800;  daughter  of  William  Burcher  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Passmore.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  sold  his  farm  in 
Damascus  about  1832  and  removed  to  Corunna,  Oakland  County,  Michigan, 
where  he  purchased  an  estate,  and  continued  farming  until  his  death.  His 
four  eldest  children  were  born  at  Damascus,  and  the  others  at  Corunna.  He 
was  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  Titus'^  and  Helen  (Burcher)  Yerkes: 

781.  Arianna  Yerkes",  born  6  June,  1818;  died  at  Vernon,  Michigan,  13  November, 

1885;  married,  11  November,  1841,  Henry  Ward,  born  8  October,  1814;  died  30 
December,  1884.  Issue:  (781*)  Lucien  Ward',  born  25  February,  1847;  died 
21  February,  1850.  (781b)  Julia  M.  Ward',  born  16  April,  1852;  married  Dr. 
W.  H.  Barr. 

782.  Constantine  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1821 ;   died  at  Vernon,  Michigan,  2 

February,  1875;  married  Eliza  Martin. 

783.  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  20  August,  1824;  married  Silas  Dunlap. 

784.  Adelaide  Yerkes',  born  22  January,  1831 ;  married  Jerome  Sprague. 

785.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  16  June,  1834;  married  (i)  Almond  Gilbert;  (2)  John 

Harrison. 

786.  Sarah  Yerkes',  born  5  March,  1838;  married  Eli  Martin. 

787.  Harriet  Yerkes',  born  14  April,  1845 ;  married,  18  June,  1874,  Richard  Hanna, 

born  in  Jefferson  County,  Pennsylvania,  21  January,  1847;  son  of  Isaac  Drake 
Hanna  by  his  wife  Cynthia  M.  Kingsley.  Mr.  Hanna  is  a  farmer,  and  resides 
at  Corunna,  Michigan.  Issue:  (788)  Henry  Hanna',  born  12  September,  1876. 

281.  JACOB  PAUL  YERKES'  (Jonathans  TitusS  HermanS  An- 
thony^), third  son  and  third  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Jarrett,  was  born  at  or  near  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  9  February,  1794; 
died  at  Evansville,  Indiana,  15  December,  1836;  married,  at  Damascus,  Wayne 
County,  Pennsylvania,  27  November,  181 5,  Huldah  Lord  Skinner,  born  30 
September,  1798;  died  in  Scott  Township,  Vanderburg  County,  Indiana,  11 
March,  1869.   From  the  time  of  the  removal  of  his  parents  to  Damascus  until 

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1836  Mr.  Yerkes  resided  at  the  latter  place,  and  there  engaged  in  farming. 
In  that  year  he  removed,  with  his  family,  to  Indiana,  and  settled  at  Evans- 
ville.  Soon  after  his  arrival  there  he  "wzs  stricken  with  the  fever  then  so 
prevalent  in  that  section,  and  remained  an  invalid  until  his  death,  the  next 
year.  To  Mrs.  Yerkes  fell  the  responsibility  and  task  of  rearing  and  main- 
taining their  ten  minor  children.  She  was  a  woman  of  remarkable  energy 
and  intelligence,  and  met  the  responsibility  thus  cast  upon  her  with  the 
courage  of  a  Spartan  mother.  One  correspondent,  in  writing  of  her  in  this 
connection,  says,  "  Mrs.  Yerkes  reared  her  family  in  such  a  way  that,  in 
whatever  community  they  have  cast  their  lot,  they  have  left  a  mark  for  up- 
rightness, temperance,  and  morality.  Some  of  them  have  reached  positions  of 
prominence  above  their  fellow-men.  .  .  .  She  was  far-seeing  and  wise  above 
her  generation.  She  was  the  good  angel  in  the  community  wherever  she  lived. 
Men  of  letters,  physicians,  and  ministers  sought  her  advice  and  counsel." 

Children  of  Jacob  PauF  and  Huldah  Lord  (Skinner)  Yerkes;  all,  except  the 
youngest,  born  at  Damascus : 

789.  Amelia  Lydia  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1816 ;  died  13  December,  1893 ;  married 

George  B.  McCutchan. 

790.  Jonathan  Paul  Yerkes",  born  19  April,  1818;  died  2  January,  1876;  married 

Eliza  Ellen  Hunter. 

791.  Reuben  Skinner  Yerkes*,  born  28  January,  1820;   died  9  June,  1890;  married 

Harriet  Agnes  Martin. 

792.  Harriet  Clarissa  Yerkes',  born  21  September,  1821 ;  married  John  W.  Graham, 

and  by  him  had  issue. 

793.  Margaret  Ann  Yerkes',  born  i  May,  1823;  died  4  February,  1888;  married,  25 

October,  1846,  Joseph  F.  Sharpe.   No  issue. 

794.  David  Oliver  Yerkes',  born  23  April,  1825 ;  died  22  June,  1825. 

795.  Charlotte  Nancy  Yerkes',  born  29  July,  1826;  died  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Indiana,  7 

July,  1851 ;  married,  13  December,  1848,  Jay  Wilson.    No  issue. 

796.  Annie  Mollie  Yerkes',  born  12  September,  1828;  died  19  May,  1878;  married  (i) 

William  C.  Hensley;  (2)  Samuel  K.  Casey.  Issue  by  both  marriages,  but 
names  of  same  not  obtained. 

797.  Julia  Culpurnia  Yerkes',  born  17  January,  1831 ;  married  David  Rollin  Malone. 

798.  Elizabeth  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  8  April,  1833 ;  married  Calvin  R.  Howe. 

799.  Honora  Hannah  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1835 ;  married  Linfred  H.  Hauss. 

283.  MARY  ANN  YERKES'^  (Jonathan*,  Titus^  Herman^,  An- 
thony^ ) ,  eldest  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Jarrett,  was  born  at  or  near  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  24  January,  1 798 ; 
died  at  Orion,  Michigan,  3  January,  1864;  married,  6  March,  1816,  Elijah 
Bailey  Clark,  born  at  East  Lyme,  Connecticut,  23  November,  1792;  died  at 
Orion,  10  July,  1884;  son  of  Josiah  Clark  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Bailey.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  miller,  and  followed  such  occupations  at  Damascus,  Wayne 
County,  Pennsylvania,  for  some  years  prior  to  1834,  when  he  removed  with 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


his  family  to  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  and  made  a  settlement  upon  a  farm 
in  the  town  of  Orion,  where  he  maintained  his  home  until  his  death.  His 
six  eldest  children  were  born  at  Damascus,  and  the  others  at  Orion. 

Children  of  Elijah  Bailey  and  Mary  Ann^  (Yerkes)  Clark: 

800.  Elizabeth  Dorinda  Clark',  born  17  August,  1817;  married,  in  1835,  Charles  C. 

Owen. 

801.  Loretta  Margaret  Clark',  born  27  December,  1819;  died  at  Orion,  23  April,  1863; 

married  John  Howarth. 

802.  Catharine  Clark",  born  5  March,  1822;  died  i  October,  1896;  married  Washing- 

ton Bowlby. 

803.  Tacy  Ann  Clark',  born  20  September,  1824;  married  Charles  Bowlby,  and  resides 

at  Pontiac,  Michigan. 

804.  RoMAiNE  Clark',  born  20  August,  1826;  married  Emily  Youdan,  by  whom  he  has 

issue.   He  resides  at  Orion. 

805.  Leonidas  Clark',  born  2  March,  1829;  died  i  May,  1830. 

806.  JosiAH  Clark',  born  22  June,  1833;    died  6  January,  1902;   married  Jane  E, 

Youdan. 

807.  Adoniram  Judson  Clark',  born  29  December,  1835 ;  married  Ellen  Green. 
8q8.  William  Chauncey  Clark',  born  22  May,  1838;  married  Helen  Robertson. 

809.  Sylvanus  Smith  Clark',  born  15  May,  1840;   married  Almeda  Buckbee,  and 

resides  at  Fenton,  Michigan. 

286.  SEBASTIAN  JARRETT  YERKES^  (Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Jarrett,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Wayne  County,  Pennsylvania,  11 
June,  1805;  died  there,  9  September,  1889;  married,  18  July,  1841,  Mary 
Burr  Sherwood,  born  in  Connecticut,  18  May,  1823;  died  28  February,  1900; 
daughter  of  Albert  S.  and  Polly  B.  Sherwood.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer, 
and  resided  at  Damascus.   He  and  his  wife  were  Baptists. 

Children  of  Sebastian  Jarrett^  and  Mary  Burr  (Sherwood)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Damascus : 

810.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  21  February,  1843 ;    married  Hiram  Goodman 

Major. 

811.  Helen  Burr  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1849;  died  30  October,  1885;  married  Henry 

D.  Wilsey. 

287.  DAVID  SHIELDS  YERKES«  (Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  seventh  son  and  ninth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Jarrett,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  23  April,  1807;  died  in 
Washington  County,  Wisconsin,  i  January,  1894;  married,  at  Damascus, 
circa  1826,  Caroline  Calkins,  born  30  March,  1810;  died  9  June,  1870.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  a  lumberman  and  miller.  After  carrying  on  business  for  some 
years  at  Damascus,  he  removed  to  Wisconsin,  where  at  various  points  he  con- 
ducted lumber-mills. 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Children  of  David  Shields"  and  CaroHne  (Calkins)  Yerkes: 

812.  Marion  Yerkes",  born  21  December,  1827 ;  died  in  1900 ;  married  Franklin  Philips. 

813.  Oliver  Yerkes',  born  24  May,  1830;  married,  28  July,  1857,  Catharine  Wicker; 

born  26  September,  1838;  daughter  of  James  Dyer  Wicker.  He  is  a  farmer, 
and  resides  at  Colby,  Wisconsin. 

814.  Hannah  E.  Yerkes*,  born  22  December,  1835 ;  died  3  August,  1845. 

815.  Marilla  a.  Yerkes*,  born  22  December,  1835;   died  14  May,  1899;  married 

Jerome  Nelson. 

816.  Lydia  Lucillia  Yerkes',  born  8  December,  1838;  married  (i)  Daniel  Getchell; 

(2)  F.  O.  Thorp,  Esqr,  a  lawyer,  who  died  in  Washington;   (3)  Olin  Baker. 

By  her  first  marriage  she  had:   (817)  Alice  Getchell',  married    Teed. 

(818)  Walter  Getchell'. 

819.  George  Washington  Yerkes',  born  in  Michigan,  8  November,  1840;  married, 

I  December,  1867,  Martha  Baker,  born  in  England,  8  July,  1843;  daughter  of 
Joseph  Baker  by  his  wife  Martha  Bodington.  He  learned  the  milling  trade, 
and  for  twenty-three  years  followed  that  business  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa, 
and  Michigan.  For  some  years  he  owned  a  farm  near  Atkinson,  Iowa,  and 
devoted  himself  to  agriculture.  In  1884  he  came  to  Eagle,  Wisconsin,  and 
in  partnership  with  H.  E.  Salsich,  purchased  the  lumber-yard  of  demons  & 
Hall,  the  new  firm  becoming  George  W.  Yerkes  &  Co.  He  is  now  engaged  at 
Milton  Junction,  Wisconsin,  as  a  lumber,  furniture,  and  coal  dealer.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  has  been  Treasurer,  Junior  Warden, 
and  Senior  Warden  of  his  lodge. 

820.  Sarah  E.  Yerkes*,  born  at  La  Salle,  Michigan,  29  April,  1843 ;  married,  25  De- 

cember, 1870,  Eli  Hanks,  born  16  August,  1835 ;  son  of  Amos  Hanks,  Jun^,  of 
Granville,  New  York,  by  his  wife,  Abbie  Elvira  Brown.  Issue:  (821)  Almah 
Elizabeth  Hanks',  born  25  October,  1874. 

289.  ROBERT  ANSLEY  YERKES^  (Titus*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Streper,  was  born  in 
Lower  Merion  Township,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  20  August, 
1804;  died  in  Illinois,  21  May,  1859;  married  Regina  Husband. 

Children  of  Robert  Ansley^  and  Regina  (Husband)  Yerkes: 

822.  Titus  Yerkes',  became  a  physician,  and  settled  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in 

Illinois. 

823.  Robert  Ansley  Yerkes',  became  a  baptist  clergyman,  and  settled  in  the  West. 

290.  RICHARD  ECKROYD  YERKES"^  (Titus*,  Titus',  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  second  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Streper,  was  born  in  Lower  Merion  Township,  Montgomery  County,  17  March, 
1809;  died  at  Georgetown,  Colorado,  23  March,  1877;  married,  in  1833,  Mrs. 
Lydia  Walton,  nee  Husband,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  his  brother  Robert  Ansley 
Yerkes.  He  succeeded  his  father  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  yarns,  at 
Yerkesville  (now  Terwood),  Montgomery  County,  but  discontinued  the  same 
upon  the  destruction  of  his  factory  by  fire.  He  was  a  Presbyterian,  and  is 
buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  Abington  Presbyterian  Church. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


Children  of  Richard  Eckroyd*^  and  Lydia  (Husband)  Yerkes : 

824.  Robert  Ansley  Yerkes*,  died  17  October,  1838,  aged  three  years  and  three  months. 

825.  Richard  Yerkes",  born  21  August,  1837;   married  (i)  Ella  Cartwright;  (2) 

Margaret  Powers. 

826.  Joseph  Paul  Yerkes',  born  26  July,  1839 ;  died  25  June,  1903 ;  married  Elizabeth 

Oldfield. 

827.  Mary  Yerkes',  married  William  Tyson.   Issue:   (827a)  Frank  Tyson'.  (827b) 

Joseph  Tyson'.  (827c)  Richard  Tyson'.  (827^)  Mary  V.  Tyson'.  (8276) 
William  H.  Tyson'.    (827^)  Howard  Tyson'. 

828.  Josephine  Yerkes*. 

829.  Caroline  Yerkes',  married  (i)  Winder  Knight;    (2)  William  Conn,  and  had 

issue  by  both  husbands. 

830.  Angelina  Yerkes*. 

291.  MARY  PAUL  YERKES»  (Titus*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
only  daughter  and  third  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Streper,  was 
born  12  June,  18 14;  died  at  Philadelphia,  4  December,  1890;  married,  22 
July,  1834,  Joel  Cook,  Esqr,  born  in  Burlington  County,  New  Jersey,  circa 
1796;  died  at  Philadelphia,  9  October,  1873;  son  of  Joel  Cook,  Sen^,  by  his 
wife  Keturah  Miers,  and  a  descendant  of  Captain  Thomas  Cook,  who  came 
to  America  in  1635,  landing  at  Boston,  and  subsequently  settled  at  Ports- 
mouth, Rhode  Island,  where  he  died  in  June,  1677.  Joel  Cook,  the  younger, 
settled  in  Philadelphia  about  1808,  and  some  years  later  purchased  premises 
No.  189  (old  number)  Chestnut  Street,  almost  directly  opposite  the  entrance 
to  Independence  Hall.  He  was  frequently  elected  Alderman  of  Chestnut  Ward, 
of  the  old  city  of  Philadelphia,  and  served  in  this  capacity  many  years,  and 
frequently,  in  the  absence  of  the  mayor,  he  acted  in  the  latter  capacity.  He 
was  present  during  the  Native  American  riots,  and  actively  participated  in  the 
work  of  directing  the  police  force  in  enforcing  order  at  the  time  St.  Augus- 
tine's Church  was  burned,  on  which  occasion  he  was  wounded  in  the  thigh 
by  a  spent  bullet  from  the  pistol  of  one  of  the  mob. 

Upon  the  consolidation  of  Philadelphia  Mr.  Cook  declined  further  re-elec- 
tion to  the  aldermanship,  and  retired  to  private  life.  He  was  always  prominent 
in  Whig  politics,  and  was  the  associate  of  Morton  McMichael,  William  B. 
Reed,  George  W.  South,  Thaddeus  Stevens,  and  other  leaders  of  that  party 
in  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Joel  and  Mary  PauP  (Yerkes)  Cook;  born  at  Philadelphia: 

831.  GusTAVUS  Benson  Cook',  born  19  July,  1838;  died  6  January,  1867. 

832.  Joel  Cook',  born  20  March,  1842;  married  Mary  Jane  Edmunds. 

833.  Richard  Yerkes  Cook',  born  25  February,  1845 ;  married  Lavinia  Borden. 

834.  William  Cook',  born  18  July,  1848 ;  died  16  May,  1893 ;  married,  24  March,  1873. 

Mary  Earle.  Issue:  (835)  George  Earle  Cook'. 


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SIXTH  GENERATION 


298.  JOHN  YERKES«  (Robert^  Anthony*,  An- 
thony^, Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Robert  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Mary  Wright,  was  born  7  July,  1799;  died  27 
January,  1886;  married,  about  1823,  Diana  Krewson,  born 
17  January,  1805;  died  27  January,  1884;  daughter  of  Isaac 
Krewson  by  his  wife  Lydia  Egbert.  Mr.  Yerkes  resided 
during  the  greater  portion  of  his  life  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Davisville,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  successfully 
carried  on  carpentering,  and  was,  for  many  years,  an  under- 
taker. His  wife,  through  her  kindly  attentions  to  the  sick, 
was  much  esteemed  and  beloved  in  the  community  in  which 
she  lived. 

Children  of  John^  and  Diana  (Krewson)  Yerkes: 

836.  Ann  S.  Yerkes',  born  12  September,  1824;  died  21  January, 
1896;  married,  21  March,  1850,  Charles  B.  Ridge,  born  20 
November,  1829;  died  16  October,  1890.  Issue:  (837) 
Sylvester  Ridge',  born  31  January,  and  died  30  July,  1852. 
(838)  Krewson  Yerkes  Ridge',  born  24  November,  1862; 
married,  11  August,  1886,  Anna  A.  Clark,  by  whom  he  has 
a  daughter :  (839)  Miriam',  born  28  August,  1893. 

840.  Louisa  Krewson  Yerkes',  born  i  September,  1827;  married 
Christian  W.  Shuman. 


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841.  Thomas  Yerkes^  born  11  September,  1829;  died  18  July,  1861;  married  Tacy  A. 

Duffield. 

842.  Lydia  Ann  Yerkes',  born  13  March,  1833;  married  Morris  Headley. 

843.  Robert  Yerkes',  born  8  February,  1835 ;  died  4  March,  1836. 

844.  Krewson  Yerkes^  born  19  July,  1837 ;  married  Lydia  S.  Leighton. 

845.  Mary  Jane  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1839;  married,  4  October,  1866,  John  Arnold, 

born  29  September,  1837;  died  at  Johnsville,  Bucks  County,  12  April,  1887; 
son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Arnold.  Issue:  (846)  Charles  Ridge  Arnold', 
born  20  May,  1867.  (847)  Isabella  Conard',  born  27  February,  and  di'-d  28 
August,  1871.  (848)  Newton  Evans  Arnold',  born  14  September,  1873. 
849.  Sarah  Ellen  Yerkes',  born  15  May,  1842;  married  Hubert  Hammond.  Issue: 
(850)  Henry  Hammond'.    (851)  William  Hammond'. 

852.  Emily  D.  Yerkes',  born  3  October,  1846;  died  28  May,  1852. 

299.  MARY  ANN  YERKES«  (Robert^,  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Wright,  was  born  near  Holmesburg,  Philadelphia,  12  November. 
1803;  married  Benjamin  Margerum.    Both  are  deceased. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  Ann®  (Yerkes)  Margerum: 

853.  George  Margerum'. 

854.  John  Margerum',  married  Ann  Ransom. 

855.  Bernard  Margerum'. 

856.  Richard  Margerum'. 

857.  Amanda  Margerum',  married  William  Potts. 

858.  Martha  Jane  Margerum',  married  Edmund  or  Edward  Burke. 

859.  Hannah  Margerum',  married  Jacob  Johnson. 

302.  JOSEPH  YERKES®  (Robert^,  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Wright,  was  born  near  Holmesburg,  Philadelphia,  17  October,  181 1;  died 
at  Camden,  New  Jersey,  28  January,  1896;  married,  17  March,  1836,  Mary 
Ann  Neff,  born  at  Philadelphia,  10  March,  1814;  died  at  Delanco,  New 
Jersey,  11  June,  1875;  daughter  of  Jacob  Neff  by  his  wife  Mary  Jones. 

Children  of  Joseph®  and  Mary  Ann  (Neff)  Yerkes: 

860.  George  Swope  Yerkes',  born  20  February,  1839;  married  Rachel  Ann  Wilmerton. 

861.  Ann  Cornelia  Yerkes',  born  12  October,  1840;  died  14  December,  1842. 

862.  Hannah  Stokes  Yerkes',  born  22  November,  1842;  married,  19  October,  1865, 

Israel  Putnam  Heisler  Wilmerton,  of  Philadelphia,  born  at  Beverly,  New 
Jersey,  16  August,  1839;  son  of  Richard  Fennimore  Wilmerton  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Heisler.  Issue:  (863)  William  Nyce  Wilmerton',  born  13  January, 
1869;  married,  26  July,  1898,  Frances  McClellan.  (864)  Grace  Hannah 
Wilmerton',  born  13  January,  1873.  (864a)  Mary  Viola  Wilmerton',  born 
3  January,  1875. 

865.  Sarah  Ashton  Yerkes',  born  11  March,  1844;  died  in  January,  1896;  married 

Wesley  Dobbins. 

866.  Mary  Rachel  Elizabeth  Ann  Yerkes',  born  24  June,  1848;  died  in  early  child- 

hood. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


303.  REBECCA  YERKES^  (Robert^  AnthonyS  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fourth  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Wright,  was  born  at  Holmesburg,  Philadelphia,  2  September,  181 5; 
died  there,  2  November,  1901 ;  married,  21  November,  1839,  Alfred  Robinson, 
born  at  Holmesburg,  in  August,  1812;  died  there,  19  July,  1875;  son  of 
John  Robinson  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Maybery. 

Children  of  Alfred  and  Rebecca®  (Yerkes)  Robinson;  all  born  in  Holmesburg: 

867.  John  Robinson',  born  11  September,  1840;  died  6  July,  1856,  being  accidentally 

drowned  in  the  Pennypack  Creek. 

868.  Robert  Robinson',  born  28  October,  1842;   died  6  July,  1856,  being  accidentally 

drowned  in  the  Pennypack  Creek. 

869.  Hetty  Robinson',  born  25  May,  1846. 

870.  Oliver  Brownell  Robinson',  born  11  December,  1847;  married,  23  November, 

1876,  Sophia  Jacoby. 

871.  Kate  Cecilia  Robinson',  born  10  June,  1852. 

872.  Emma  Evans  Robinson',  born  29  October,  1854. 

873.  Irene  Robinson',  born  5  December,  1859;  died  23  October,  1875. 

304.  CATHARINE  ANN  YERKES"  (Robert^  Anthony*,  Anthony^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^ ) ,  seventh  and  youngest  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Wright,  was  born  25  November,  1819;  died  in  Montgomery  County, 
Maryland,  27  January,  1888;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  16 
March,  1843,  Charles  W.  Rich,  born  in  Bucks  County,  that  State,  22  Decem- 
ber, 1 8 19;  died  near  Laurel,  Maryland,  15  November,  1896;  son  of  John  D. 
Rich  by  his  wife  Catharine  Woodington.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  the  religious 
connections  of  his  family  were  with  the  Society  of  Friends. 

Children  of  Charles  W.  and  Catharine  Ann®  (Yerkes)  Rich: 

874.  William  Rich',  born  22  December,  1844 ;  married,  24  December,  1870,  Belinda  A. 

Croasdale,  and  resides  at  Burtonsville,  Maryland. 

875.  Ann  R.  Rich',  born  22  May,  1846;  married,  31  January,  1867,  Barton  S.  Roby, 

who  died  27  January,  1903.   Mrs.  Roby  resides  at  Laurel,  Maryland. 

876.  Sarah  E.  Rich',  born  22  May,  1856;   married,  in  December,  1877,  William  S. 

Duvall,  and  resides  at  Fairland,  Maryland. 

306.  JANE  YERKES®  (Jacob^  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Beans,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  13  December,  1800;  married  Daniel 
Starkey,  who  died  in  June,  1891.  The  record  of  this  family,  as  here  given, 
was  furnished,  in  1891,  to  Judge  Harman  Yerkes,  of  Bucks  County,  by 
Adolphus  Yerkes  (No.  308). 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Jane®  (Yerkes)  Starkey: 

877.  Elizabeth  Starkey',  married  Charles  Wright. 

878.  William  H.  Starkey',  married  Ellen  Comly. 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


879.  Thomas  Starkey',  died  young. 

880.  Caroline  Starkey',  married  William  Bowen,  and  was  deceased  in  1891. 

881.  John  F.  Starkey',  married  (i)  Margaret  Ellis;   (2)  Sarah  Stackhouse. 

882.  Samuel  C.  Starkey',  married  Emma  J.  Dungan. 

883.  AcHSAH  Starkey',  married  Jesse  Rennard. 

884.  Mary  Starkey',  died  young. 

885.  Mary  J.  Starkey',  married  Peter  Otto. 

886.  Daniel  Starkey',  married  Louisa  Headley. 

887.  Ann  J.  Starkey',  married  Joseph  Rennard. 

307.  ELIZABETH  YERKES«  (Jacob^  AnthonyS  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  third  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Beans,  married  George  Danenhower,  The  record  of  this  family,  as 
here  given,  was  also  furnished  by  Adolphus  Yerkes,  to  Judge  Yerkes,  in  1891. 
and  was  "  made  up  from  memory,"  as  he  wrote  to  Judge  Yerkes. 

Children  of  George  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Danenhower: 

888.  John  Danenhower',  married  (i)  Susana  Kirk;   (2)  Martha  Campbell. 

889.  Jacob  Danenhower',  married  (i)  Mary  Gifford;   (2)  Louisa  Campbell. 

890.  Catharine  Danenhower',  died  young. 

891.  George  Danenhower',  married  Malinda  Willetts. 

892.  Rachel  Danenhower',  married  James  Woodward. 

893.  Charles  Danenhower',  married  (i)  Mary  Campbell;   (2)  Mrs.  Simpson. 

894.  Isaac  Danenhower',  died  during  the  Civil  War. 

308.  ADOLPHUS  YERKES«  (Jacob^  Anthony*,  Anthony^  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Beans,  was  born  19  October,  1808;  died  at  Langhorne,  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, 7  April,  1895;  married,  in  March,  1832,  Harriet  Remsen,  who  died 
24  October,  1894,  in  the  ninety-first  year  of  her  age.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a 
merchant,  and  resided  for  a  number  of  years  at  Bustleton,  Philadelphia,  and 
later  removed  to  Andalusia,  Bucks  County,  where  he  was  postmaster.  He 
was  highly  esteemed  by  those  who  knew  him.  He  is  buried  in  the  grounds 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  at  Bristol,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Adolphus^  and  Harriet  (Remsen)  Yerkes: 

895.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  2  June,  1833 ;  died  27  July,  1834. 

896.  Edward  Eyre  Yerkes',  born  11  November,  1834;  married  Louisa  Gill. 

897.  Alfred  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1836;  died  29  August,  1903;  married  Mary 

A.  North. 

898.  Harriet  A.  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1838. 

899.  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  7  May,  1841 ;  married  William  H.  Remsen. 

900.  S.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  26  August,  1843 ;   married  Elwood  Wildman,  who 

has  since  deceased.   No  issue. 

901.  Caroline  Yerkes',  born  2  November,  1845;  married  Charles  Wildman.   No  issue. 

902.  Augustus  Adolphus  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1849;    married  (i)  Elizabeth  S. 

Saunders;   (2)  Ella  Ehret. 

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315.  ANTHONY  YERKES^  (Jonathan^,  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Maria  Watkins, 
was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  17  December,  1808;  died  at 
Vergennes,  Kent  County,  Michigan,  19  March,  1886;  married,  2  December, 
1833,  Esther  Allen,  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  3  May,  181 1;  died  at 
Vergennes,  Michigan,  25  February,  1897;  daughter  of  Deacon  Silas  Allen* 
by  his  wife  Esther  Gardner.  Mr.  Yerkes  removed  from  New  York  to  Michi- 
gan about  the  time  of  his  marriage,  and  settled  at  Lowell,  in  the  latter  State, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  a  member  and  a  lay  preacher  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Children  of  Anthony®  and  Esther  (Allen)  Yerkes;  all  born  in  Michigan: 

903.  Silas  Allen  Yerkes',  born  14  October,  1834;  died  26  October,  1865. 

904.  Maria  Yerkes',  born  23  May,  1836. 

905.  Caroline  Yerkes',  born  5  May,  1838;  died  9  April,  1845. 

906.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  28  March,  1842;    married,  27  October,  1869, 

Edward  L.  Bennett,  born  at  Marcellus,  New  York,  12  March,  1840;  son  of 
Clark  L.  Bennett  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Woodbury,  a  descendant  of  the  ancient 
Woodbury  family  of  Essex  County,  Massachusetts.  Issue:  (907)  Allen  S. 
BENNErf,  born  31  August,  1878;  married,  11  June,  1902,  Jessie  M.  Wright, 
and  resides  at  Lowell,  Michigan. 

316.  SARAH  ANN  YERKES«  (Jonathan^,  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Her- 
man'^, Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Maria  Watkins,  died  in  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  circa  1844;  married 
Daniel  Gould,  who  was  a  farmer  in  that  county. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  Ann®  (Yerkes)  Gould: 

908.  Ann  Maria  Gould',  married  Joseph  Bowers,  and  resides  at  Fowlerville,  Michigan. 

909.  Mary  Eliza  Gould',  born  12  March,  1833;  married  (i)  Warren  Currier  Rubert; 

(2)  James  Gilmore  Baily,  and  resides  at  Ridgway,  Michigan. 

910.  Betsey  Louisa  Gould',  twin  of  her  sister,  Mary  Eliza;  married  Wallace  Adams, 

and  resides  in  Lenawee  County,  Michigan. 

911.  Charles  Henry  Gould',  married  Laura  Ann  Lewis,  and  resides  at  Fowlerville, 

Michigan. 

912.  Cyrus  Gould'. 

317.  JACOB  YERKES®  (Jonathan^  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Maria 
Watkins,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  2  Octo- 
ber, 1812;  died  at  Canandaigua,  New  York,  28  July,  1885;  married,  at 
Pittsford,  New  York,  about  November,  1853,  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  born  at 
Canandaigua,  8  September,  1830;  died  there,  26  June,  1896;  daughter  of 

*  Silas  Allen  was  a  deacon  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Morristown,  New  Jersey.  For  men- 
tion of  himself  and  family,  see  "  An  Account  of  Gilbert  Allen,  of  Morristown,  New  Jersey,  and  Some 
of  his  Descendants,"  published  in  1883. 

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Oliver  Roberts  by  his  wife  Susan  Post.  Oliver  Roberts  is  said  to  have  been 
born  in  Ireland,  27  May,  1796.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  both  himself 
and  his  wife  were  highly  esteemed  in  the  community  in  which  they  lived. 

Children  of  Jacob**  and  Sarah  Olivia  (Roberts)  Yerkes;  all  born  at  Canan- 
daigua : 

913.  Lyman  Francis  Yerkes',  born  26  February,  1855 ;  resides  at  Canandaigua ;  is  a 

farmer  and  carpenter,  and  something  of  an  inventor. 

914.  Ellen  Melvina  Yerkes',  born  4  September,  1856;   married,  26  January,  1888, 

William  Henry  Palmer,  born  at  Reed's  Corners,  New  York,  4  February,  1857; 
son  of  Edwin  Palmer  by  his  wife  Maria  Snyder.  He  is  a  carpenter,  and 
resides  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  Issue:  (915)  Charles  Henry  Palmer',  born 
17  September,  1890.  (916)  Edwin  Roy  Palmer^  born  11  July,  1893.  (917) 
Maud  Alice  Palmer',  born  15  July,  1896. 

918.  Charles  Marion  Yerkes',  born  15  July,  1859;  married  Olive  Elizabeth  Powell. 

919.  William  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  28  February,  1862;    married  Loie  Lovicia 

Lincoln. 

920.  George  Abner  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1864;  married  Minnie  Griffin. 

921.  Frederick  Albert  Yerkes',  born  22  March,  1866;  married  Ida  Madora  Stiggins. 

922.  Edward  Milton  Yerkes',  born  11  December,  1868;  married  Rose  Lillie  McGuire. 

923.  Benjamin  Jacob  Yerkes',  born  15  April,  1871 ;  married,  24  February,  1898,  Clara 

Bell  Pritchard,  born  at  Farmington,  New  York,  21  September,  i860 ;  daughter 
of  James  Pritchard  by  his  wife  Ann  Eliza  Gardner. 

318.  MARY  YERKES«  (Jonathan^  Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Maria  Watkins,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  i  March,  181 5;  died  at  Canan- 
daigua, New  York,  30  November,  1894;  married,  at  Canandaigua,  27  May, 
1838,  Hughes  Supplee,*  born  in  Pennsylvania,  8  September,  1810;  died  at 
Canandaigua,  26  April,  1873.  He  was  a  wagon-maker,  and  he  and  his  wife 
were  Baptists,  Mr.  Supplee  being  for  some  years  a  deacon  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Canandaigua.  Their  children,  Elizabeth  and  Abner,  were  born  in 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  others  at  Canandaigua. 

Children  of  Hughes  and  Mary^  (Yerkes)  Supplee: 

924.  Charles  Yerkes  Supplee',  born  21  July,  1839;   married,  25  December,  1866, 

Catharine  Rahrer,  by  whom  he  has  issue.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1861,  and 
served  throughout  the  Civil  War.  In  1868  he  established  himself  in  the  hat 
and  furnishing  goods  business  at  Canandaigua,  and  continued  in  the  same  for 
twenty  years.   He  is  now  residing  at  Chicago,  Illinois. 

925.  Elizabeth  Supplee',  born  4  May,  1841 ;  died  26  June,  1843. 

926.  Abner  Supplee',  born  29  December,  1843;   died  15  February,  1864.    In  1862  he 

enlisted  as  a  musician  in  Company  G,  Eighteenth  Regiment,  New  York  Volun- 
teers, and  served  nineteen  months. 

*  Hughes  Supplee  was  a  descendant  of  Andries  Souplis  (Supplee),  a  French  Huguenot,  who 
first  came  to  New  York,  and  later  became  one  of  the  founders  of  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  and  in 
1691  the  first  sheriff  of  that  municipality. 


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927.  George  Mltrray  Supplee',  born  2  February,  1846;   died  i  March,  1864.  He 

enlisted  in  1863,  in  the  Fiftieth  Regiment,  New  York  Volunteers. 

928.  Leonard  Fletcher  Supplee',  born  i  August,  1849;  married,  16  May,  1876,  Eliza 

Rahrer,  and  resides  at  Canandaigua.   They  have  issue. 

929.  Hannah  Maria  Supplee',  born  4  August,  1853 ;  died  23  January,  1864. 

319.  CHARLES  REEVES  YERKES«  (Jonathan^  Anthony*,  An- 
thony^, Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Maria  Watkins,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  22  February,  18 19; 
died  at  Vernon,  Sherman  County,  Michigan,  28  April,  1901 ;  married,  2 
November,  1845,  Margaret  Young,  born  at  Cambria,  Niagara  County,  New 
York,  27  July,  1827;  daughter  of  Uri  Young  by  his  wife  Phebe  Gregory. 
Mr.  Yerkes  removed  to  Michigan  with  his  father.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  for  some  years  in  Gaines  Township,  Genesee  County,  Michigan,  later 
removing  to  Vernon,  where  he  spent  the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  farming. 
He  was  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  Charles  Reeves®  and  Margaret  (Young)  Yerkes: 

930.  Phebe  Emeline  Yerkes',  born  11  May,  1847. 

931.  Cyrus  David  Yerkes',  born  21  September,  1849;  rnarried,  25  December,  1873, 

Frances  May  Angel,  and  resides  at  Estey,  Michigan. 

932.  Alice  Maria  Yerkes',  born  22  July,  1851;  died  21  December,  1898;  married,  4 

March,  1872,  Henry  A.  Sayer. 

933.  Mary  Eliza  Yerkes',  born  13  February,  1854 ;  married  Miles  Emory  Wilkinson. 

934.  Laura  Jane  Yerkes',  born  25  April,  1856 ;  married  Jerome  Bert  Perry. 

935.  Charles  Edw^in  Yerkes',  born  31  May,  i860;  married  Minnie  Laura  Hill. 

936.  William  J.  Yerkes',  born  7  December,  1862;  married  (i)  Emma  J.  Perry;  (2) 

Sarah  Wiggins. 

937.  Ella  May  Yerkes',  born  i  December,  1866;   died  27  May,  1886;   married,  29 

December,  1885,  Martin  L.  Matthews. 

938.  Esther  Caroline  Yerkes',  born  i  September,  1870;  died  4  February,  1894;  mar- 

ried, I  June,  1892,  Charles  H.  Clark,  born  24  January,  1871,  who  resides  at 
Vernon. 

321.  JOSEPH  WATKINS  YERKES®  (Jonathan^,  Anthony*,  An- 
thony^, Herman^,  Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Maria  Watkins,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  5  May,  1824; 
died  at  Vernon,  Michigan,  30  November,  1899;  married,  14  March,  1848, 
Sarah  Emeline  Sawtelle,  born  at  Chenango,  Broome  County,  New  York,  22 
October,  1826;  daughter  of  Neely  Sawtelle  by  his  wife  Abigail  Allison.  Mr. 
Yerkes  removed  to  Michigan,  in  1838,  with  his  father,  and  resided  at  Gaines 
until  1864,  when  he  removed  to  Vernon. 

Children  of  Joseph  Watkins®  and  Sarah  Emeline  (Sawtelle)  Yerkes: 

939.  Emily  Agnes  Yerkes',  born  at  Gaines,  4  May,  1851;   married,  4  March,  1868, 

Leonard  J.  Clark,  born  at  Newburg,  Michigan,  17  July,  1846;  son  of  Ninon 
Clark  by  his  wife  Nancy  Williams.    Issue :    (940)  William  Henry  Clark', 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


born  19  January,  1869.  (941)  Wylie  Rae  Clark',  born  21  July,  1871.  (942) 
Emma  Maud  Clark',  born  24  March,  1873.  (943)  Blanche  Lulu  Clark', 
born  20  July,  1888.  (944)  Leonard  J.  Clark,  Jun^',  born  22  September,  1891. 
The  family  reside  at  Chicago,  Illinois. 

945.  Jonathan  Albert  Yerkes',  born  5  April,  1853 ;  married. 

946.  Joseph  Alfred  Yerkes^,  born  i  August,  1867;  resides  at  Lorain,  Ohio;  married, 

25  March,  1888,  Fanny  Lilly  Boswell,  born  in  Canada,  15  June,  1869;  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  Boswell  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Green.  They  had  a  child,  born 
and  died  4  May,  1889. 

324.  HANNAH  LITTLER  YERKES«  (Anthony^  Joseph*,  Anthony^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Susanna 
Canby,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  13  June,  1808;  died  10  July,  1884;  n^'ir- 
ried  Jacob  E.  Clayton. 

Children  of  Jacob  E.  and  Hannah  Littler^  (Yerkes)  Clayton: 

947.  Susanna  Clayton',  married  Joseph  Askew,  and  had  issue. 

948.  Elizabeth  Clayton',  died  young. 

949.  Mary  B.  Clayton',  married  Samuel  Conard,  who  became  a  member  of  the  well- 

known  firm  of  Cooper  &  Conard,  who  carried  on  an  extensive  dry-goods  busi- 
ness at  Ninth  and  Market  Streets,  Philadelphia,  for  many  years. 

950.  Katharine  Clayton'. 

951.  Sallie  Clayton',  died  young. 

952.  Maria  L.  Clayton',  married  Robert  K.  Phillips,  and  had  issue. 

953.  Hannah  Clayton'. 

326.  CATHARINE  YERKES^  (Anthony^,  Joseph*,  Anthony^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^ ) ,  second  daughter  and  third  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Susanna  Canby,  was  born  10  April,  1815;  died  in  1891 ;  married  Ezra 
Croasdale  Knight,  born  5  June,  181 7;  son  of  Abraham  Knight,  of  Moreland, 
by  his  wife  Sarah  Winder,  and  a  descendant  of  Giles  Knight,  who  came  to 
Pennsylvania,  in  the  "  Welcome"  with  William  Penn.* 

Children  of  Ezra  Croasdale  and  Catharine^  (Yerkes)  Knight: 

954.  Sarah  Knight',  born  7  July,  1840 ;  died  22  April,  1869 ;  married  George  Stout. 

955.  Chancellor  Knight',  born  in  1844;  died  in  1851. 

956.  Susan  Knight',  born  i  December,  1847;   married,  22  September,  1870,  H.  M. 

Steif,  and  had  issue. 

957.  George  C.  Knight',  born  2  May,  1850;  died  in  1852. 

958.  Abraham  Knight'. 

959.  Laura  Knight',  born  17  February,  1858;  married,  12  March,  1878,  Anthony  W. 

Twining,  and  had  issue. 

329.  DAVID  ANTHONY  YERKES^  (Anthony^  David*,  Anthony', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Richards,  was  bom  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  25  August,  1817;  died  there, 

*  Martindale's  History  of  Byberry  and  Moreland,  313. 
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5  September,  1888;  married  (i),  12  May,  1842,  Elizabeth  Hobbs,  born  13 
September,  1819;  died  11  March,  1854;  (2)  EHzabeth  Young. 
Children  of  David  Anthony^  and  Elizabeth  (Hobbs)  Yerkes;  bom  at  Balti- 
more : 

960.  William  Henry  Yerkes',  born  20  February,  1843 ;  died  9  December,  1883 ;  married 

Eliza  Booth. 

961.  Sarah  Leonora  Yerkes\  born  28  June,  1844;  married,  31  March,  1862,  Samuel 

R.  Glenn.  Issue:  (962)  Sarah  Frances  Glenn*,  married  Frederick  Freedy. 
(963)  Joseph  W.  Glenn',  married  Anne  Wasman.  (964)  Samuel  Harrison 
Glenn',  married  Mary  Kimeline. 
965.  Eliza  Virginia  Yerkes',  born  3  April,  1846;  married  Alfred  Ross.  Issue:  (966) 
William  H.  Ross',  married  Amanda  Stevens.  (967)  Emma  Blanch  Ross', 
married  Frederick  Kisner. 

968.  Charles  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  12  July,  1848 ;  died  7  October,  1850. 

969.  David  Wilmerton  Yerkes',  born  23  January,  1850 ;  married,  3  March,  1872,  Mary 

A.  Williams. 

970.  Charles  R.  Yerkes',  born  13  December,  185 1. 

971.  Mary  Frances  Yerkes',  born  9  May,  1853. 

330.  GEORGE  STILES  YERKES^  (Anthony^  David*,  Anthony^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Anthony  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Sarah  Richards,  was  born  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  9  November,  18 19;  died 
there;  married,  17  March,  1842,  Susan  Cuyler. 

Children  of  George  Stiles^  and  Susan  (Cuyler)  Yerkes;  born  at  Baltimore: 

972.  George  Yerkes',  born  7  February,  1843.    He  enlisted  in  a  Maryland  regiment 

in  1861,  and  served  in  the  Union  army  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
was  wounded  in  battle  at  Chancellorsville,  and  lost  a  leg  at  Pine  Grove, 
on  the  last  march  to  Petersburg,  Virginia.  He  has  always  resided  at  Bal- 
timore. Of  his  nine  children,  all  died  young  but  Frank  L.,  who  is  now  a 
student.  Mr.  Yerkes  married,  in  December,  1874,  Emma  E.  Steele.  Issue : 
(972a)  Emma  Yerkes'.  (972*>)  George  Yerkes'.  (972c)  William  Yerkes'. 
(972<1)  Eva  Yerkes'.  (972^)  Charles  Yerkes'.  {972^)  Elizabeth  Yerkes'. 
(9728)  Daniel  Yerkes'.  (972I1)  James  Yerkes'.  (972I)  Frank  L.  Yerkes', 
born  30  September,  1886. 

973.  William  Yerkes'. 

974.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  married  Richard  Martin. 

333.  HANNAH  YERKES^  (Abraham^  JohnS  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  daughter  and  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Jones,  was  born  at  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County,  12  September,  1796; 
died  at  Norristown,  same  county,  2  April,  1886;  married,  at  Plymouth 
Meeting,  24  May,  1824,  Silas  Shoemaker,  born  in  Upper  Dublin  Township, 
same  county,  27  August,  1795;  died  at  his  home,  Spring  Valley,  in  same 
township,  II  July,  1871 ;  son  of  Daniel  Shoemaker  by  his  wife  Phebe  Walton. 
Mr.  Shoemaker  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  family  were  members  of  the 
Society  of  Friends. 

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Children  of  Silas  and  Hannah^  (Yerkes)  Shoemaker;  all  born  at  the  family 

seat  in  Upper  Dublin  Township : 

975.  Daniel  Shoemaker',  born  30  June,  1825;  died  22  February,  1900;  married,  in 
December,  1866,  Elizabeth  Saybold.  Issue :  (976)  Silas  Shoemaker',  born  13 
December,  1867;  married,  12  January,  1899,  Anna  Currie,  born  23  December, 
1868,  by  whom  he  has  one  child.  (977)  John  Shoemaker',  born  i  July,  1869; 
married  Emma  Yothers,  and  has  two  children.  (978)  Mary  Shoemaker^  born 
9  August,  1871 ;  died  22  July,  1872.  (979)  Thomas  Shoemaker',  born  i 
January,  1873 ;  married  Hannah  Matilda  Davis,  and  has  no  issue. 

980.  Mary  Yerkes  Shoemaker',  born  2  June,  1828;  died  5  November,  1896;  married 

Henry  Jones. 

981.  Phebe  W.  Shoemaker',  born  8  August,  1834;  married,  22  May,  1855,  Thomas  S. 

Foulke.   She  resides  at  Redlands,  California. 

982.  Susan  Yerkes  Shoemaker',  born  21  December,  1835;  married  (i),  22  May,  1856, 

Lea  Michener,  who  was  killed  on  the  railroad,  2  June,  i860;  (2),  18  July,  1867, 
David  Foulke,  who  died  17  November,  1896.   His  widow  resides  at  Norristown. 

334.  HARMAN  YERKES^  (Abraham^  JohnS  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Jones,  was  born  at  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  20  August, 
1798;  died  at  Philadelphia,  17  January,  1862;  married,  at  Plymouth  Meeting, 
17  May,  1 82 1,  Rebecca  Jeans,  who  died  17  August,  1870,  and  was  a  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Mary  Jeans. 

Mr.  Yerkes  made  his  home  in  Philadelphia  for  many  years,  where  he 
was  active  in  public  life.  From  1838  until  1842  he  was  the  agent,  at  Phila- 
delphia, of  the  Washington  Packet  Line,  forwarders  of  merchandise  to  Pitts- 
burg and  the  West.  In  1843  he  was  High  Constable  of  Philadelphia;  was  at 
one  time  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  State  Senate,  and  in  1850,  1851,  and  1852 
he  was  Master  Warden  of  the  Port  of  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Harman®  and  Rebecca  (Jeans)  Yerkes: 

983.  Ellwood  Yerkes',  died  young. 

984.  Isaac  Yerkes',  removed  to  the  West,  and  doubtless  died  there. 

985.  Joseph  Yerkes'. 

335.  ISAAC  YERKES^  (Abraham^  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Jones,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  18  November,  1800;  died  at  Perkio- 
menville,  same  county,  26  December,  1888;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  29 
December,  1838,  Isabella  Fries,  who  died  20  January,  1884,  and  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Fries  by  his  wife  Christiana  Gilbert.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  Friend, 
and  his  wife  a  Lutheran.  Their  two  eldest  children  were  born  at  Spring 
Mill,  the  four  next  at  Plymouth,  and  the  remaining  three  at  Yerkes,  Mont- 
gomery County. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


Children  of  Isaac^  and  Isabella  (Fries)  Yerkes: 

986.  Mary  Ann  Yerkes',  born  30  September,  1839;  married,  3  May,  1864,  Emanuel 
Buckwalter.  They  reside  at  Yerkes,  in  the  Yerkes  homestead.  Issue:  (987) 
Ella  Buckwalter^  born  23  January,  1869;  married,  18  October,  1890,  Jesse  L. 
Cassel,  who  died  2  October,  1902. 

988.  Daniel  Fries  Yerkes',  born  3  September,  1841. 

989.  Ellen  Fries  Yerkes',  born  13  January,  1844;  died  3  August,  1846. 

990.  Silas  Shoemaker  Yerkes',  born  6  December,  1846;    married,  30  April,  1872, 

Josephine  Miller,  born  at  Elwood,  Camden  County,  New  Jersey,  20  December, 
1851;  daughter  of  Daniel  G.  Miller  by  his  wife  Mary  Van  Kirk.  Issue: 
(990a)  Anna  Bell  Yerkes",  born  31  December,  1876;  married,  26  June,  1901, 
Alexander  M.  Gillespie. 

991.  Amanda  France  Yerkes',  born  3  July,  1849;  died  4  September,  1873. 

992.  Penrose  Wanner  Yerkes',  born  8  February,  1852;  died  23  August,  1869. 

993.  Matilda  Baker  Yerkes',  born  18  July,  1854. 

994.  Hannah  Shoemaker  Yerkes',  born  18  February,  1857 ;  died  5  November,  1861. 

995.  Levi  Coats  Yerkes',  born  27  October,  1859;    died  i  July,  1887;    married,  11 

February,  1885,  Emeline  Hendricks  Reiner,  born  at  Norriton,  Montgomery 
County,  10  November,  i860;  daughter  of  David  Reiner  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Hendricks.    Issue:   (996)  Lizzie  Reiner  Yerkes',  born  13  February,  1886. 


336.  JOHN  YERKES«  (Abraham',  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Jones,  was 
born  at  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County,  12  October,  1802;  died  there,  11 
February,  1886;  married  Jane  Fowler,  born  at  Stroudsburg,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1801 ;  died  at  Spring  Mill,  21  January,  1862.    Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer. 

Children  of  John®  and  Jane  (Fowler)  Yerkes: 

997.  Elizabeth  Fowler  Yerkes',  born  2  January,  1827;  died  15  May,  1887;  married 

(i)  Benjamin  Wood;  (2)  William  Shallcross. 

998.  Abraham  Yerkes',  born  9  April,  1829;  died  24  September,  1900. 

999.  Amelia  Jacobs  Yerkes',  born  27  January,  1831 ;  died  5  June,  1836. 

1000.  William  Fowler  Yerkes',  born  14  December,  1833 ;  died  14  June,  1836. 

1001.  Mary  Jane  Yerkes',  born  i  October,  1837;   died  6  September,  1900;  married 

Michael  Harkness  Gallagher. 

337.  JONES  YERKES«  (Abraham^,  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Jones,  was  born  28  November,  1804;  died  in  Whitemarsh  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  25  August,  1830;  married,  at  Plymouth  Meeting,  9  March, 
1826,  Jane  Comfort,  born  29  August,  1805 ;  died  at  Moorestown,  New  Jersey, 
17  March,  1873;  daughter  of  Ezra  Comfort  by  his  wife  Margaret,  daughter 
of  David  Shoemaker.*  Ezra  Comfort  was  an  eminent  minister  of  the  Society 
of  Friends.   Mrs.  Yerkes  married,  for  second  husband,  Charles  Lippincott. 

*  The  Shoemaker  Family  of  Cheltenham,  84. 
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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Children  of  Jones^  and  Jane  (Comfort)  Yerkes: 

1002.  Alice  Yerkes',  born  14  April,  1827 ;  died  27  October,  1828. 

1003.  Jones  Yerkes',  born  28  August,  1830;  married  Letitia  Thomas  Jarrett. 

338.  AARON  YERKES*'  (Abraham^  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fifth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Abraham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Jones,  was  born  in  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County,  3  December,  1807;  died 
at  Frankford,  Philadelphia,  19  April,  1882;  married,  24  September,  1836, 
Mary  Ann  Glenn,  born  at  Frankford,  5  April,  181 2;  died  24  February,  1896; 
daughter  of  David  and  Sarah  Glenn. 

Children  of  Aaron^  and  Mary  Ann  (Glenn)  Yerkes;  bom  at  Frankford: 

1004.  Sarah  Glenn  Yerkes',  born  15  July,  1837;  died  21  October,  1854. 

1005.  Levi  C.  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  1839;  died  23  March,  1841. 

1006.  Elwood  Glenn  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  1844;   died  18  July,  1886;  married, 

10  June,  1873 ;  Elizabeth  Guckes,  born  at  Philadelphia,  10  June,  1850.  Issue, 
born  at  Frankford:  (1007)  Elizabeth  Yerkes",  born  2  November,  1875;  died 
21  February,  1876.    (1008)  Grace  Morris  YERKES^  born  29  April,  1885. 

1009.  David  Abraham  Yerkes',  born  15  July,  1846. 

354.  JOSEPH  WEAVER  YERKES*'  (Harman^  John^  John^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Weaver,  was  born  in  Whitemarsh  Township,  Montgomery  County, 
15  February,  1806;  died  in  Plymouth  Township,  same  county,  11  February, 
1847.  He  married  three  times,  and  had  issue  by  each  marriage,  all  of  whom 
were  born  at  his  home  in  Plymouth  Township.  He  married  ( i ) ,  4  December, 
1828,  Hannah  Davis,  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  10  April,  1808;  died  there, 
19  February,  1835;  daughter  of  John  Davis  by  his  wife  Ann  CoUey  Peter- 
man;  (2),  circa  1837,  Mary  F.  Harry,  born  at  Conshohocken,  same  county, 
22  March,  181 5;  died  19  January,  1842;  daughter  of  David  Harry  by  his 
wife  Ann  Davis;  (3),  circa  1843,  Elizabeth  Marple,  of  Philadelphia,  born  4 
December,  1816;  died  20  March,  1891 ;  daughter  of  Joseph  Marple  by  his 
wife  Phebe  Lukens. 

Children  by  first  marriage : 

1010.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1831 ;  married  John  Haldeman  Cooper. 

1011.  Hettie  Yerkes',  born  3  December,  1833;  married  Caleb  R.  Hallowell. 

Children  by  second  marriage : 

1012.  Anna  Harry  Yerkes',  born  17  May,  1839;  married  William  Wilson. 

1013.  Mary  Harry  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1841 ;  married,  24  October,  1861,  Honor- 

able Alan  Wood,  Junr,  born  6  July,  1834;  died  31  October,  1902.  Mr.  Wood 
was  a  wealthy  and  eminent  iron  and  steel  manufacturer,  and  resided  at  Con- 
shohocken. From  6  December,  1875,  until  3  March,  1877,  he  was  a  member 
of  Congress  from  the  Seventh  District  of  Pennsylvania,  composed  of  the 

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counties  of  Montgomery  and  Bucks.  He  declined  a  re-election.  He  was 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Conshohocken,  and  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  of  Philadelphia  and  of  other  organizations. 

1014.  David  Harry  Yerkes',  born  21  April,  1837;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  Army, 

and  met  his  death  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  Virginia,  6  May,  1864. 

Children  by  third  marriage : 

1015.  Evan  Marple  Yerkes',  born  10  September,  1844;  married  (i)  Lizzie  Carlin  Von 

Neida;   (2)  Mary  Laubach. 

1016.  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  s  September,  1846;  married  Kate  Miles  Rodgers. 

357.  MARY  WEAVER  YERKES^  (Harman^  John^  John^  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Weaver,  was  born  in  Whitemarsh,  Montgomery  County,  9 
December,  181 1;  died  at  Norristown,  same  county,  i  February,  1895;  mar- 
ried, 21  March,  1836,  Daniel  Hitner  Dager,  born  19  November,  181 1;  died 
I  October,  1848;  son  of  Peter  Dager  by  his  wife  Mary  Hitner.  Mr.  Dager 
owned  and  operated  extensive  marble  quarries  near  Norristown,  and  was  for 
some  years  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Whitemarsh. 

Children  of  Daniel  Hitner  and  Mary  Weaver^  (Yerkes)  Dager: 

1017.  Mary  Hitner  Dager',  born  20  November,  1837 ;   died  at  Norristown,  7  June, 

1895;  married,  6  September,  i860,  Morgan  R.  Wills,  born  21  October,  1831; 
son  of  Andrew  Wills  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Keyser  Wood.  Mr.  Wills  is  the 
editor  of  the  Norristown  Herald,  and  the  president  of  the  corporation  which 
publishes  that  Journal.  Issue:  (1017a)  Mary  Dager  Wills',  born  8  January, 
1864 ;  married  Harrington  Fitzgerald,  publisher  of  the  Philadelphia  City  Item. 
(1017b)  Helen  Dager  Wills',  born  24  July,  1867;  married  J.  Leedom  Jones. 

1018.  Robert  Potts  Dager',  born  21  March,  1840;   married,  2  June,  1870,  Mary  D., 

daughter  of  Henry  S.  Hitner. 

1019.  Elizabeth  Yerkes  Dager',  born  21  August,  1843 ;  married  Dr.  George  Hutchinson 

P.  Yerkes  (No.  513). 

360.  NATHANIEL  WEAVER  YERKES"  (Harman^  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Weaver,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Montgomery  County, 
13  April,  181 8;  died  there,  6  August,  1869;  married,  10  January,  1853,  Sarah 
Jones  Leedom,  born  at  Philadelphia,  14  August,  1830;  daughter  of  Erwin  J. 
Leedom  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Harley. 

Children  of  Nathaniel  Weaver®  and  Sarah  Jones  (Leedom)  Yerkes: 

1020.  James  Cresson  Yerkes',  born  18  January,  1854;  married  Hannah  Hallowell. 

1021.  Susan  Weaver  Yerkes',  born  26  November,  1861 ;    married,  3  March,  1883, 

Henry  Lawrence  Nelms,  born  at  Camden,  New  Jersey,  13  November,  1847; 
son  of  Henry  Lawrence  Nelms  by  his  wife  Emma  Louisa  Chadwick,  both  of 
whom  were  born  in  England.  Issue:  (1022)  Emma  Chadwick  Nelms',  born 
14  August,  1885.   Mr.  Nelms  resides  at  Norristown,  Pennsylvania. 

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1023.  William  Sharpless  Yerkes',  born  26  September,  1865;  married,  8  March,  1894, 
Mary  Dangler,  born  at  Philadelphia,  i  December,  1872 ;  daughter  of  Charles 
S.  Dengler  by  his  wife  Emma  Chaine.  He  is  the  Secretary  of  the  Bill- 
Posting  and  Sign  Company  of  Philadelphia.  Issue:  (1024)  Charles  Wil- 
liam Yerkes',  born  20  March,  1899. 

362.  JOHN  YERKES^  (William^  John^  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
eldest  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Deborah  Streper,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  5  March,  1802;  died  in  New  Garden  Township,  Chester 
County,  17  July,  1880;  married  (i),  in  1827,  Catharine  Dull,  born  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  27  April,  1802;  died  in  New  Garden  Township,  5  August, 
1838;  daughter  of  Frederick  Dull  by  his  wife  Sarah  Scheetz;  (2)  Elizabeth 
Lloyd,  born  in  Chester  County,  23  July,  1823;  daughter  of  Charles  Lloyd  by 
his  wife  Ann  Harvey.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  and  resided  for 
many  years  in  Chester  County,  where  all  of  his  children  were  born. 

Children  by  first  marriage : 

1025.  Deborah  Ann  Yerkes^  born  25  April,  1831 ;  married  Samuel  Pennock. 

1026.  John  Dull  Yerkes',  born  28  October,  1833 ;  died  16  March,  1895 ;  married  Eliza- 

beth Walter. 

1027.  Sarah  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  9  May,  1837;  died  16  August,  1898. 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

1028.  Charles  L.  Yerkes',  born  24  December,  1845. 

1029.  Annie  Yerkes',  born  9  May,  1847. 

1030.  M.  Ellen  Yerkes',  born  5  September,  1848. 

1031.  Lydia  J.  Yerkes',  born  5  October,  1850. 

1032.  William  J.  Yerkes',  born  7  April,  1852 ;  died  23  September,  1897. 

1033.  Hettie  Yerkes',  born  27  October,  i860. 

364.  WILLIAM  YERKES«  (William',  ]ohn\  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), third  son  and  third  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Deborah 
Streper,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  10  March,  1806;  died  at  Norriton, 
same  county,  21  March,  1870;  married,  8  June,  1832,  Sarah  Shannon,  born 
at  Norriton,  30  December,  1807;  died  at  Norristown,  7  February,  1897; 
daughter  of  Samuel  Shannon  by  his  wife  Ann  Conrad.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  at  Norriton. 

Children  of  William*'  and  Sarah  (Shannon)  Yerkes: 

1034.  Deborah  Yerkes',  born  5  November,  1835 ;   married,  3  August,  1865,  Charles 

Pastorius  Reiff ;  born  24  April,  1825 ;  died  3  December,  1881 ;  son  of  John 
Reiff  by  his  wife  Mary  Pastorius.  Mr.  Reiff  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in 
Whitemarsh  Township.  Issue:  (1035)  Sarah  Yerkes  Reiff',  born  9  Novem- 
ber, 1866;  married  George  Learer,  and  resides  at  Los  Angeles,  California. 
(1036)  Mary  Reiff',  born  7  March,  1868.  (1037)  John  Pastorius  Reiff', 
born  27  June,  1872 ;  married  May  Rosalie  Schmauss. 

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1038.  Annie  C.  Yerkes',  born  27  May,  1838;  died  at  Norristown,  4  February,  1902; 

married,  14  February,  1867,  Edwin  Conrad,  born  in  Whitpain  Township,  5 
May,  1840;  son  of  Nathan  Conrad  by  his  wife  Martha  L.  Meredith.  They 
reside  at  Norristown.  Issue:  (1039)  Martha  Conrad^  born  29  September, 
1868;  married,  9  October,  1900,  Eldridge  McFarland,  of  Norristown.  (1040) 
William  Y.  Conrad',  born  4  June,  1871 ;  married,  16  October,  1900,  and 
resides  at  Norristown.  (1041)  Hugh  F.  Conrad^  born  19  November,  1873; 
died  21  August,  1874. 

1042.  Elizabeth  S.  Yerkes',  born  12  April,  1840;  married,  5  October,  1875,  John  C. 

Scheetz,  born  at  Philadelphia,  23  January,  1813 ;  died  at  Penn  Yan,  New  York, 
18  June,  1896. 

1043.  Harry  C.  Yerkes',  born  3  February,  1843 ;    married,  22  January,  1874,  Ella 

Shaffer. 

1044.  Samuel  Shannon  Yerkes',  born  4  February,  1845 ;  married,  7  January,  1873, 

Amelia  J.  Hopkins,  born  16  June,  1842 ;  daughter  of  Thomas  Hopkins  by  his 
wife  Susan  Jones.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  in  Philadelphia,  and  is  a  produce 
dealer.  Issue:  (1045)  Martha  Yerkes',  born  28  August,  1876.  (1045a) 
Elizabeth  H.  Yerkes',  born  19  November,  1878. 

1046.  Martha  Yerkes',  born  18  September,  1848. 

365.  JACOB  STREPER  YERKES«  (William^,  John*,  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  fourth  child  of  Wilham  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Deborah  Streper,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  18  May, 
1809;  died  at  Covington,  Indiana,  18  November,  1866;  married  Ann  S.  Shoe- 
maker, a  native  of  Norristown,  Montgomery  County,  and  who  died  in  March, 
1883,  at  Covington.  He  was  a  wheelwright  and  farmer,  and  removed  from 
Pennsylvania  to  Franklin,  Warren  County,  Ohio,  and  later,  to  Covington, 
Kentucky.  His  eldest  child  was  born  at  Norristown,  the  two  next  at  Franklin, 
and  the  remainder  at  Covington. 

Children  of  Jacob  Streper^  and  Ann  S.  (Shoemaker)  Yerkes: 

1047.  Cynthia  Yerkes',  born  in  1833;  died  at  Covington,  in  1845. 

1048.  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  19  December,  1835 ;  married  Mary  Francenia  Cochran. 

1049.  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  7  May,  1839;   married  (i)  Hester  Emeline  Prevo;  (2) 

Mary  Olive  Noble. 

1050.  Barclay  Yerkes',  born  10  April,  1841 ;  married  Martha  Marlatt. 

1051.  Allen  Yerkes',  born  23  February,  1844;  married  Serena  M.  Alexander. 

1052.  Jacob  Yerkes',  born  in  1845 ;  died  in  1861. 

1053.  Samuel  S.  Yerkes',  died  at  Covington. 

1054.  John  Yerkes',  died  at  Covington. 

1055.  Elias  Yerkes',  died  at  Covington. 

366.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (William',  John^  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fifth  son  and  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Deborah  Streper, 
was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  15  December,  181 1 ;  died  at 
Fairhill,  Cecil  County,  Maryland,  12  January,  1896;  married,  in  February, 
1845,  Elizabeth  Mitchener,  born  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  18  Decem- 

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ber,  1818;  died  at  Fairhill,  8  February,  1897;  daughter  of  Benjamin  Mitch- 
ener  by  his  wife  Ann  Brown.   Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  at  Fairhill. 

Children  of  Jonathan*'  and  Elizabeth  (Mitchener)  Yerkes: 

1056.  Deborah  Ann  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1846;  married,  3  May,  1872,  James  A. 

Mackey,  born  in  Cecil  County,  5  March,  1838;  died  there,  11  November,  1900; 
son  of  William  Mackey  by  his  wife  Rachel  Sherer.  Issue:  (1056^)  Samuel 
Streper  Mackey',  born  27  July,  1874;  married,  8  April,  1903,  Martha  Wat- 
son. (1056b)  John  Yerkes  Mackey^  born  4  January,  1877.  (1056c)  Rachel 
Elizabeth  Mackey",  born  9  March,  1879.  (i056<i)  Henry  Howard  Mackey*, 
born  15  October,  1880.  (1056^)  Albert  Constable  Mackey*,  born  17  Feb- 
ruary, 1888. 

1057.  Benjamin  Yerkes',  born  30  July,  and  died  8  August,  1847. 

1058.  William  Yerkes'  (twin  of  Benjamin),  born  30  July,  and  died  11  August,  1847. 

1059.  John  M.  Yerkes',  born  21  April,  1849;  died  25  September,  1853. 

1060.  Catharine  Ida  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1852;  married,  3  February,  1881,  William 

K.  Commons,  born  at  Lewisville,  Pennsylvania,  30  May,  1856;  died  at  New 
London,  same  State,  12  January,  1896. 

1061.  Jonathan  M.  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1854;  married  Mary  Louisa  Ewing. 

1062.  Jacob  Edwin  Yerkes',  born  31  July,  1856;   married,  27  December,  1882,  Mary 

Marsh,  born  at  Jacksonville,  Vermont,  15  March,  1862;  daughter  of  Levi 
Marsh  by  his  wife  Martha  A.  Easton.  Mr.  Yerkes  followed  the  milling 
business  for  twenty  years,  but  for  the  last  eight  years  he  has  been  a  merchant. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  Presbyterians,  and  reside  at  Delta,  York  County, 
Pennsylvania.    Issue:   (1062a)  Edwin  Leslie  Yerkes*,  born  11  April,  1899. 

1063.  Henry  C.  Yerkes',  born  12  July,  1859;  married  Eva  Ewing. 

369.  SAMUEL  STREPER  YERKES«  (William^  John*,  John^  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  seventh  son  and  eighth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Deborah  Streper,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  2  August,  1816;  died  at  Coal 
Creek,  Indiana,  in  April,  1886;  married  Anne  Maria  Bodine,  born  2  August, 
1827;  died  at  Coal  Creek,  22  August,  1873;  daughter  of  William  Bodine. 
He  was  a  farmer. 

Child  of  Samuel  Streper^  and  Anne  Maria  (Bodine)  Yerkes;  bom  at  Coal 
Creek : 

1064.  Rolen  Yerkes',  born  13  February,  1864;  resides  at  Covington,  Indiana;  married 

(i),  April,  1885,  Irene  Bartley,  who  died  in  December,  1892;  (2),  7  February, 
1895,  Arta  Myrtie  Bogart,  born  at  Coal  Creek,  21  October,  1874 ;  daughter  of 
Nelson  Bogart  by  his  wife  Maria  Coleman.  Issue  by  first  marriage:  (1065) 
Tom  Corwin  Yerkes',  born  12  January,  1886.    Issue  by  second  marriage: 

(1066)  Joseph  Yerkes*,  born  9  September,  1895;   died  27  September,  1898. 

(1067)  DociA  Marie  Yerkes*,  born  21  June,  1897.  (1068)  Louisa  Ellen 
Yerkes',  born  13  December,  1899.  (1069)  Anna  Maria  Yerkes',  born  2 
January,  1902. 

372.  JOB  ROBERTS  YERKES«  (John^  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  son  and  second  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 


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Stump,  was  born  in  East  Bradford,  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  30  Sep- 
tember, 1817;  died  there,  7  July,  1888;  married,  28  December,  1843,  Eliza- 
beth Pierce,  born  at  Concord,  Delaware  County,  same  State,  22  July,  1818; 
daughter  of  Worrell  Pierce  by  his  wife  Margaret  Mendenhall.  Mr.  Yerkes 
was  a  farmer.  His  three  eldest  children  were  born  at  Easttown,  and  the  others 
at  New  Garden,  Chester  County. 

Children  of  Job  Roberts"  and  Elizabeth  (Pierce)  Yerkes: 

1070.  John  Worrell  Yerkes',  born  2  January,  1846;  died  4  April,  1876;  married  Mary 

Kate  Barr. 

1071.  William  Ellwood  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1848. 

1072.  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  30  November,  1849. 

1073.  Lewis  Morris  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1852;  married  Adaline  Myres. 

1074.  Harry  Mendenhall  Yerkes',  born  27  August,   1854;    married  Ella  Henry 

Smedley. 

1075.  Walter  Howard  Yerkes',  born  10  January,  1857;  married  Grace  Heysham. 

1076.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  22  July,  1859;  married,  28  December,  1887,  Ellsworth 

Darlington,  born  24  December,  i860;  son  of  Alfred  Darlington  by  his  wife 
Margaret  Simmons.  Issue:  (1077)  Alfred  Yerkes  Darlington',  born  6  July, 
1888.  (1078)  C.  Norman  Darlington',  born  6  February,  1891. 
1079.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  7  December,  1861 ;  married,  27  July,  1887,  William  W.  Hill, 
born  at  Concord,  Delaware  County,  i  November,  1864.  Issue,  born  at  Con- 
cord: (1080)  Roy  Linden  Hill",  born  12  February,  1888.  (1081)  William 
W.  Hill,  Jun^',  born  18  January,  1891.  ( 1082)  Helen  Elizabeth  Hill',  born 
7  February,  1899. 

373.  MORRIS  OR  MAURICE  YERKES«  (John^,  John*,  John^,  Her- 
man'^, Anthony^ ),  second  son  and  third  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Stump,  was  born  at  Easttown,  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  April, 
1821;  died  there,  11  April,  1857;  married,  5  February,  1846,  Hannah  Men- 
denhall Pierce,  bom  in  Delaware  County,  same  State,  30  January,  1820; 
daughter  of  Worrell  Pierce  by  his  wife  Margaret  Mendenhall.  Mr.  Yerkes 
was  a  farmer,  and  resided  at  Easttown,  where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Morris  or  Maurice"  and  Hannah  Mendenhall  (Pierce)  Yerkes: 

1083.  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  7  January,  1847 ;  died  13  September,  1848. 

1084.  Margaret  L.  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  and  died  30  October,  1848. 

1085.  Margaret  Pierce  Yerkes',  born  14  December,  1849 ;  married  Jonathan  C.  Ball. 

1086.  William  Henry  Yerkes',  born  16  December,  1851 ;  married,  14  February,  1903, 

Margaret  Coates.   They  reside  at  Limaville,  Ohio. 

1087.  Wellington  Yerkes',  born  23  April,  1854 ;  died  8  June,  1857. 

1088.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  16  April,  1856 ;  married  William  Luther  Mallory. 

376.  HANNAH    YERKES"    (John^  John*,  John^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), third  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Stump,  was  born  at  Easttown,  Chester  County,  in  1828;  died  at  Newtown, 
Delaware  County,  18  August,  1893;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  18  May,  1859, 
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James  P.  Calvert,  born  at  Newtown,  6  March,  1822;  died  there,  8  May,  1899  ; 
son  of  Reece  Garrett  Calvert  by  his  wife  Deborah  Pyott.  Mr.  Calvert  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  at  Newtown,  where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  James  P.  and  Hannah®  (Yerkes)  Calvert: 

1089.  John  Yerkes  Calvert',  born  23  February,  i860;   married,  6  December,  1888, 

Eliza  M.  Brooke.  Resides  at  Wyola,  Delaware  County. 

1090.  Harry  Abram  Calvert',  born  12  December,  1863 ;  died  in  July,  1865. 

1091.  Lydia  Calvert',  born  26  February,  1865 ;  died  20  November,  1884. 

1092.  James  Pyott  Calvert',  born  9  May,  1868;  married,  11  October,  1893,  Sarah  B. 

Serrill.   Resides  at  Wyola. 

377.  JONATHAN  PHILIPS  YERKES«  (John^,  John*,  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  seventh  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Stump,  was  born  at  Easttown,  Chester  County,  16  January,  1833; 
died  there,  15  February,  1900;  married,  5  February,  1863,  Margaret  Matilda 
Barr,  born  in  Radnor,  Delaware  County,  21  May,  1842;  daughter  of  Charles 
Barr  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Fulton.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Easttown,  and  at  an  academical  school  at  Norristown.  He  owned  a  farm  of 
two  hundred  and  fifty  acres  in  Easttown,  and  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers 
of  that  place.  He  was  a  Republican,  took  a  deep  interest  in  educational  mat- 
ters, and  served  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  in  the  school  board  of  his  township. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 

Children  of  Jonathan  Philips^  and  Margaret  Matilda  (Barr)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Easttown : 

1093.  Elizabeth  Stump  Yerkes',  born  30  December,  1863 ;  died  16  December,  1881. 

1094.  Charles  Rush  Yerkes',  born  2  September,  and  died  8  December,  1870. 

1095.  John  Yerkes',  born  18  January,  1872;  died  15  May,  1884. 

1096.  Edna  Yerkes',  born  26  August,  and  died  4  November,  1881. 

1097.  Martha  Emily  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1884. 

382.  LEWIS  YERKES®  (Jonathan^  John*,  John^  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), son  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Stump,  was  born  25 
January,  1808;  died  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  buried  in  Friends'  Ground  at 
Lower  Merion;  married  Esther  Fielding  Jones,  born  11  April,  18 10;  died  in 
Lower  Merion,  20  April,  1843. 

Children  of  Lewis®  and  Esther  Fielding  (Jones)  Yerkes: 

1098.  Frances  Jones  Yerkes',  born  14  November,  1834;  married,  18  December,  1861, 

Mark  J.  Cornell,  born  11  December,  1832;  died  at  New  York,  21  October, 
1875.  Issue,  all  born  at  Baltimore,  Maryland:  (1099)  Marion  J.  Cornell', 
born  7  October,  1862;  married,  22  November,  1888,  Edward  E.  Shields, 
(iioo)  Harry  J.  Cornell',  born  13  July,  1865.  (ion)  William  J.  Cornell', 
born  20  July,  1874;  married,  28  March,  1900,  Etta  M.  Quay. 

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JOHN   KEITH  YERKES 
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^TICLE  OF  ... 


James  P.  Calvert,  1  ued  there,  8  May,  1899 

son  of  Reece  Garre  rah  Pyott.    Mr.  Calvert  was  a 

farmer  and  resi  '  where  his  cluldren  were  bom. 

Children  of  Jar  "  (Yerkes)  Calvert  : 

1089.  John  i^k.--^  .  ....^ek,,    um  23  February,  i860;   married,  6  DecMubcr  i?R<?. 

Eliza  M.  Brooke.  Resides  at  Wyola,  Delaware  County. 

1090.  Harry  Abram  Calvert',  bom  12  December,  1863 ;  died  in  July,  1865. 

1091.  Lydia  Calvert',  born  26  February,  1865 ;  died  20  November,  1884. 

1092.  James  Pyott  Calvert',  born  9  May,  1868;  married,  11  October,  1893,  Sarah  h 

Serrill.   Resides  at  Wyola. 


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382.  LEWIS  YERKES«  (JonathMf^^^W^^jahn',  Herman',  An- 
thonyi),  son  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Stump,  was  born  25 
January,  1808;  died  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  buried  in  Friends'  Ground  at 
Lev     "  ^  '  -  ied  Esther  Fielding  Jones,  bom  ii  April,  1810;  died  in 

Lo^  :1,  1843- 

Children  of  Lewis"  and  Esther  Fielding  (Jones)  Yerkes: 

1098.  FRANt  bom  14  November,  1834;  married,  18  I 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


1 102.  George  S.  Yerkes',  died  in  December,  1868;  married  Elizabeth  Denny. 

1 103.  Theodore  Yerkes',  born  30  April,  1840;  married  Mary  G.  Ketcham. 

1 104.  Albert  Jones  Yerkes',  born  in  September,  1841 ;  died  22  October,  1899;  married 

Sarah  Thomas.   Issue:  ( 1 105)  Anna  Thomas  Yerkes". 

390.  SAMUEL  MANN  YERKES^  (Silas^  Harman*,  John^  Herman^, 
Anthony^ ) ,  second  son  and  second  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Mann,  was  born  in  Abington  Township,  Montgomery  County,  2  June,  1813; 
died  at  Howell,  Michigan,  6  May,  1892;  married  (i),  26  November,  1840, 
Christiana  McNair,  born  8  January,  1816;  died  at  Howell,  19  August,  1862; 
daughter  of  James  Horner  McNair  by  his  wife  Mary  Mulhollen;  (2)  Mrs. 
Emeline  (Mather)  Rumsey,  born  in  New  York,  14  July,  1823 ;  died  28  March, 
1894 ;  widow  of  Dr.  Rumsey,  and  daughter  of  John  Mather  by  his  wife  Belinda 
Tinker.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  and  removed  from  Abington,  Pennsylvania, 
to  Howell,  Michigan,  where  he  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
where  his  children  were  born.   He  was  a  Presbyterian. 

Child  by  first  marriage : 

1 106.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  2  September,  1849;  married  B.  M.  Dusenbury. 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

1 107.  Ella  Amelia  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1864;   married  Frank  Raymond 

Crandal. 

1 108.  Samuel  Mather  Yerkes',  born  4  December,  1869;  married  Rosa  A.  P.  Sowle. 

394.  JOHN  KEITH  YERKES^  (Silas^  Harman*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Mann,  was  born  in  Abington  Township,  Montgomery  County,  10  October, 
1817;  died  at  Fox  Chase,  Philadelphia,  19  January,  1894;  married,  16  March, 
1843,  Henrietta  Lesher,  born  at  Philadelphia,  24  August,  1823;  died  at  Fox 
Chase,  28  September,  1900;  daughter  of  Benjamin  Lesher  by  his  wife  Mary 
Maag. 

John  Keith  Yerkes  was  the  first  to  conceive  the  idea  of  collecting  and 
publishing  a  history  of  the  Yerkes  family,  and  for  more  than  forty-five  years 
prior  to  his  death  he  assiduously  devoted  the  greater  part  of  his  leisure  hours 
in  the  gathering  of  materials  for  such  a  work.  It  was  the  favorite  scheme  of 
his  life,  and  but  for  his  hearty  devotion  to  the  name  Yerkes,  and  his  timely 
energy,  many  of  the  names  and  facts  which  find  a  place  in  this  publication 
would  now  be  unobtainable.  The  work  he  accomplished  is  so  highly  valued 
by  the  present  writer  that  he  finds  great  pleasure  in  noting  that  the  memory 
of  Mr.  Yerkes  deserves  a  kindly  place  in  the  hearts  of  all  of  his  kinsmen. 

Mr.  Yerkes  resided  at  Fox  Chase,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  manu- 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


facture  of  root-hame  and  brush-block.  He  was  actively  identified  with  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Frankford,  and  was  one  of  its  elders  at  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Children  of  John  Keith''  and  Henrietta  (Lesher)  Yerkes: 

1 109.  Elizabeth  Mann  Yerkes',  born  5  June,  1844;  died  in  July,  1847. 

1 1 10.  Benjamin  Lesher  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1846;  died  in  June,  1853. 

1111.  Mariemma  Yerkes',  born  27  December,  1848;  married,  27  March,  1872,  William 

Rodgers,  born  at  Bustleton,  Philadelphia,  4  October,  1848;  died  at  Philadel- 
phia, 24  December,  1873 ;  son  of  Matthew  Rodgers  by  his  wife  Isabella 
Shaffer.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder.  Issue:  (1112)  Lillian  M. 
Rodgers',  born  27  December,  1872;  died  24  February,  1881. 

1113.  Silas  Sanford  Yerkes',  born  23  June,  1851;  died  in  June,  1853. 

1114.  Samuel  Linford  Yerkes',  born  13  February,  1854;  married  Mary  Anna  Walton. 

1115.  William  Austin  Yerkes',  born  16  August,  1856;  married  Emily  Tacy  Lippin- 

cott,  born  at  Philadelphia,  22  August,  1853 ;  daughter  of  George  Middifield 
Lippincott  by  his  wife  Mary  A.  Bell.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Fox  Chase.  He 
is  a  partner  of  his  brother  Samuel  Linford  Yerkes,  in  the  milling  business. 

1 1 16.  Esmond  Harper  Yerkes',  born  5  June,  1857. 

1 1 17.  Annabella  Yerkes',  born  19  December,  1858. 

11 18.  Norman  Keith  Yerkes',  born  23  May,  1864;  died  in  March,  1865. 

1 1 19.  Helen  Keith  Yerkes',  born  4  December,  1867.    She  is  a  teacher  in  the  public 

schools  of  Philadelphia. 

395.  ISAAC  MANN  YERKES«  tSilas^  Harman*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Mann,  was  born  in  Abington  Township,  Montgomery  County,  13  January, 
1819;  died  at  Ivyland,  Bucks  County,  22  March,  1899;  married,  23  November, 
1842,  Jane  Murdock  Carr,  born  12  January,  1819;  died  12  March,  1893; 
daughter  of  John  Carr  by  his  wife  Esther  Ayers.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer, 
and  owned  a  farm  near  Hartsville,  Warwick  Township,  Bucks  County.  A 
few  years  before  his  death  he  retired  from  active  business,  and  made  his  resi- 
dence at  Ivyland.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Hartsville  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  one  of  its  elders.  His  four  eldest  children  were  born  in  Abington, 
the  fifth  in  Horsham,  and  the  remaining  three  near  Hartsville. 

Children  of  Isaac  Mann^  and  Jane  Murdock  (Carr)  Yerkes: 

1120.  Esther  Carr  Yerkes',  born  3  September,  1844;  married,  19  May,  1869,  Robert 

Mearns,  born  at  Hartsville,  Bucks  County,  16  March,  1846;  died  there,  20 
June,  1874;  son  of  Hugh  Mearns  by  his  wife  Ann  Craven.  Issue:  (1121) 
Hugh  Bogart  Mearns*,  born  24  September,  1872;  married,  22  February, 
1893,  Anna  Thompson  Long. 

1 122.  Silas  Marshall  Yerkes',  born  28  August,  1846;  married  Sue  Addis  Carrell. 

1 123.  Elizabeth  Anna  Yerkes',  born  15  December,  1847;  died  in  1857. 

1 124.  Courtland  Carr  Yerkes',  born  16  March,  1850;  married  Mary  Matilda  Atkinson. 

1125.  William  Augustus  Yerkes',  born  5  September,  1853;  married,  3  February,  1874, 

Mary  E.  Addis,  born  8  August,  1852;  daughter  of  John  Addis  by  his  wife 
Mary  Ann  Gill. 

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1126.  Charles  Shoemaker  Yerkes^  born  15  July,  1857;  married  Sarah  E.  Kniblor. 

1127.  Jennie  Yerkes',  born  17  September,  1859;  married  Ashbel  Welch  Watson. 

1128.  Anna  Mearns  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1862;   married,  15  August,  1888, 

John  Beatty,  born  at  Doylestown,  Pennsylvania,  30  January,  1863 ;  son  of 
Reading  Beatty  by  his  wife  Harriet  Ann  Moorhead.  They  reside  at  Chicago, 
Illinois.  Issue:  (1129)  John  Reading  Beatty^  born  at  Chicago,  2  October, 
1893. 

396.  ROSANNA  KEITH  YERKES^  (Silas«,  HarmanS  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  seventh  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Mann,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  3  May, 
1820;  died  at  Lambertville,  New  Jersey,  30  December,  1896;  married,  28 
January,  1846,  Isaac  Newburn  Leech,  born  at  Cheltenham,  Pennsylvania,  31 
October,  181 8;  died  at  Lambertville,  12  December,  1899;  son  of  Isaac  Leech 
by  his  wife  Susanna  Newburn.  Mr.  Leech  was  a  farmer,  and  a  descendant  of 
Toby  Leech,  of  Cheltenham. 

Children  of  Isaac  Newburn  and  Rosanna  Keith®  (Yerkes)  Leech;  born  at 
Cheltenham : 

1 130.  Susanna  Newburn  Leech',  born  18  November,  1846;  died  at  Lambertville,  23 

January,  1866. 

1 131.  Mary  Yerkes  Leech',  born  13  October,  1849;  married,  19  March,  1883,  Philip 

Gulick,  born  in  Hunterdon„County,  New  Jersey,  12  April,  1823 ;  died  there, 
2  October,  1901 ;  son  of  Peter  Gulick  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Sutton.  Issue : 
(1132)  Charles  Leech  Gulick",  born  17  April,  1884.  (1133)  Annie  Keith 
Gulick",  born  19  June,  1887 ;  died  28  February,  1893. 

1 134.  Anna  Margaret  Leech',  born  10  November,  1855;  married,  5  May,  1891,  Levi 

Brown,  and  resides  at  Lambertville,  New  Jersey. 

397.  SILAS  DARRAH  YERKES®  (Silas^,  HarmanS  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Mann,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  10  May,  1822;  died  at 
Philadelphia,  i  May,  1876;  married,  10  March,  1852,  Rachel  Shelmire,  born 
in  Montgomery  County,  20  May,  1823;  died  at  Downingtown,  Pennsylvania, 
14  May,  1868,  a  few  days  after  the  birth  of  her  youngest  child.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  Shelmire  by  his  wife  Sarah  Horner.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  coal 
and  lumber  merchant,  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  for  some 
years  an  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Downingtown. 

Children  of  Silas  Darrah®  and  Rachel  (Shelmire)  Yerkes: 

1 135.  Sarah  Shelmire  Yerkes',  born  23  December,  1852. 

1 136.  Eugene  Yerkes',  born  27  June,  1854;  married,  16  October,  1876,  Theresa  May 

Oechsle. 

1 137.  Elizabeth  Mann  Yerkes',  born  10  January,  1857;  died  12  March,  1868. 

1138.  Silas  Horner  Yerkes',  born  12  April,  1858;  married  Maude  Wright. 

1 139.  Jacob  Shelmire  Yerkes',  born  19  April,  1861 ;  died  16  March,  1868. 

1140.  Mary  Kirk  Yerkes',  born  2  May,  and  died  14  August,  1868. 

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398.  WILLIAM  TENNANT  YERKES«  (Silas^,  HarmanS  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Mann,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  21  October, 
1824;  died  at  Ambler,  same  county,  25  April,  1890;  married,  27  November, 
1857,  his  kinswoman,  Maria  Blaker  (No.  595),  bom  15  January,  1838;  died 
30  January,  1901 ;  daughter  of  Charles  Blaker  by  his  wife  Eliza  Morrison. 
He  was  a  farmer,  and  was  for  some  years  an  elder  of  the  Abington  Presby- 
terian Church,  as  had  been  his  father. 

Children  of  William  Tennant®  and  Maria  (Blaker)  Yerkes: 

1141.  Charles  Blaker  Yerkes^  born  13  August,  1859;  married  Beatrice  Irene  Wil- 

liams.   He  resides  at  Bozeman,  Montana. 

1 142.  Albert  Rowland  Yerkes',  born  9  June,  1861 ;  married  Ada  Berry  Buckman. 

1143.  Elizabeth  Mann  Yerkes',  born  17  October,  1867. 

1 144.  Miriam  Bell  Yerkes',  born  17  January,  1872;    married,  26  June,  1901,  Dr. 

Samuel  Williams  Clover,  of  Philadelphia,  who  graduated,  12  May,  1898,  at 
the  Hahnemann  Medical  College ;  son  of  Richard  D.  Clover  by  his  wife  Julia 
K.  Williams.    Issue:   (1x45)  Richard  Samuel  Clover',  born  9  May,  1903. 

1146.  Horace  Bellows  Yerkes',  born  8  October,  1874. 

1 147.  Elmira  Wemmer  Yerkes',  born  17  December,  1877. 

1148.  William  Mortimer  Yerkes',  born  12  May,  1879. 

399.  GEORGE  SCOTT  YERKES^  (Silas^,  Harman*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^ ) ,  seventh  son  and  tenth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Mann,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  18  September,  1826;  died 
at  Philadelphia,  20  May,  1898;  married,  26  November,  1856,  Jane  Moore, 
born  at  Willow  Grove,  Montgomery  County,  25  February,  1833;  daughter  of 
James  Jordan  Moore  by  his  wife  Mary  Sentman.  Mr.  Yerkes  removed  from 
Abington  to  Philadelphia  in  1881. 

Children  of  George  Scott^  and  Jane  (Moore)  Yerkes;  born  at  Abington: 

1 149.  Mary  Moore  Yerkes',  born  18  September,  1857. 

1150.  Howard  Scott  Yerkes',  born  31  August,  1861 ;  married,  7  May,  1889,  Katharine 

Worman  Heany,  born  in  Plumstead  Township,  Bucks  County,  7  April,  1865 ; 
daughter  of  Abram  Worman  Heany  by  his  wife  Mima  Dyer  Johnson. 

1151.  Walter  Withrow  Yerkes',  born  27  August,  1866;  married,  at  Baltimore,  Mary- 

land, 20  March,  1901,  Anna  Mae  Fifer,  born  at  Baltimore,  25  January,  1873 ; 
daughter  of  George  Frederick  Fifer  by  his  wife  Mary  Edmona  Burnett. 
Issue,  born  at  Baltimore:  (1152)  Ruby  Withrow  Yerkes',  born  4  March, 
1902. 

1153.  William  Lehman  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1867.    He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Mariner  &  Yerkes,  tea  and  coffee  merchants,  at  Philadelphia. 

400.  CHARLES  HUXHAM  YERKES^  (Silas^  Harman*,  John', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eighth  son  and  eleventh  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Mann,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 

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15  July,  1829;  died  in  Jersey  County,  Illinois,  7  March,  1872;  married  at 
Eureka,  Illinois,  29  November,  1859,  Rebecca  Holme,  born  at  Bustleton,  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  i  December,  1829;  daughter  of  Morgan  Holme  by 
his  wife  Hannah  Jones.  He  taught  school  in  early  life,  and  subsequently 
engaged  in  the  coopering  business  at  Grafton,  Illinois,  vi^here  he  remained  until 
about  1866,  when  he  exchanged  his  property  in  Grafton  for  a  farm  about  five 
miles  from  that  town,  to  which  he  removed,  and  there  prosecuted  farming 
until  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  a  Presbyterian,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity. 

Children  of  Charles  Huxham^  and  Rebecca  (Holme)  Yerkes: 

1 154.  Edwin  Holme  Yerkes',  born  5  October,  i860;  married  Emma  Legate. 

1155.  Lillian  Christian  Yerkes',  born  24  January,  1863;  married  Oliver  Jennings. 

1156.  Charles  Wrenn  Yerkes',  born  19  February,  1865;  married  Mary  Van  Tine. 

1157.  Albert  Everest  Yerkes',  born  14  January,  1868;  married  Julia  Van  Tine. 

411.  ANDREW  JACKSON  YERKES«  (John^  Harman*,  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Margaret  Benner,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
30  September,  1834;  died  at  Bordentown,  New  Jersey,  12  January,  1864; 
married  Susan  P.  Kelsey,  born  at  Fallsington,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania, 
10  September,  1830;  died  at  Red  Lodge,  Montana,  25  August,  1898;  daughter 
of  William  Kelsey  by  his  wife  Ann  Wright.  Mr.  Yerkes  resided  for  some  years 
at  Bordentown,  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  Andrew  Jackson®  and  Susan  (Kelsey)  Yerkes: 

1158.  Abel  Kelsey  Yerkes',  born  15  September,  1858;  married  Mary  Dilworth. 

1159.  Mary  Emma  Yerkes',  died  17  March,  1861,  aged  seven  months. 

1160.  B.  Frank  Yerkes',  born  19  May,  1862.   Resides  at  Red  Lodge,  Montana,  where 

he  publishes  and  edits  the  Carbon  County  Chronicle. 

1161.  Lilian  Yerkes',  born  at  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania,  in  1864.    She  is  unmarried,  and 

is  a  stenographer  and  type-writer.  In  1888  she  served  as  a  clerk  in  the  Dakota 
Legislature,  and  in  1889  she  occupied  a  similar  position  in  the  Montana  Legis- 
lature. 

415.  SARAH  LEECH  YERKES«  (Silas^  Silas*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^ ) ,  eldest  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Leech,  was  born  at 
Cheltenham,  Montgomery  County,  22  May,  1807;  died  at  Philadelphia,  29 
April,  1835;  married,  17  August,  1826,  Samuel  Parry  Shoemaker,  born  at 
Philadelphia,  6  October,  1802;  died  there,  5  March,  1858;  son  of  Thomas 
and  Ann  Shoemaker. 

Children  of  Samuel  Parry  and  Sarah  Leech®  (Yerkes)  Shoemaker: 

1162.  Charles  M.  Shoemaker',  born  16  June,  1827;   married,  15  September,  1852; 

Susan  Paul,  daughter  of  Isaac  Thomas  by  his  wife  Tacy  Lukens.  They 
reside  at  Ambler,  Pennsylvania,  and  have  issue. 

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1 163.  Mary  Shoemaker',  born  5  May,  1830;  died  30  March,  1832. 

1164.  Hannah  Ann  Shoemaker^  born  20  July,  1832;  died  27  February,  1833. 

1165.  George  Y.  SHOEMAKER^  born  31  December,  1834;   died  12  June,  1889;  married 

Harriet  Van  Zant,  and  had  (1165a)  C.  Harry  SH0EMAKER^  and  (1165I') 
Bessie  Shoemaker',  wife  of  W.  Orrison  Underwood,  of  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

416.  CHARLES  TYSON  YERKES«  (Silas^,  S\\zs\  Jo\m\  Herman^, 
Anthony^ ) ,  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Leech, 
was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  Montgomery  County,  28  August,  1808; 
died  at  Philadelphia,  14  March,  1883;  married  (i)  Elizabeth  Link  Broom, 
born  at  Philadelphia,  12  May,  1810;  died  at  her  residence,  in  Cherry  Street, 
Philadelphia,  8  December,  1842,  aged  thirty- three  years.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  Christopher  Broom,  a  merchant  of  Philadelphia,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Link.*  He  married  (2)  Margaret  Patterson,  born  16  October,  1816;  died  28 
May,  1882;  daughter  of  Joseph  Patterson.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  reared  in  the 
Society  of  Friends  and  carefully  educated  in  its  schools.  Finishing  his  educa- 
tion, he  received  a  business  training  in  the  store  of  his  father,  after  which  he 
became  receiving  teller  of  the  Kensington  Bank,  afterwards  the  Kensington 
National  Bank,  in  which  position  he  served  several  years,  when  he  was  chosen 
cashier  of  the  bank,  and  later,  its  president.  He  was  also  for  some  time  the 
treasurer  of  the  Continental  Passenger  Railway  Company  of  Philadelphia, 
and  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  Union  League  of  that  City.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  a  man  of  gentle  manners,  possessed  a  kindly  and  amiable  disposi- 
tion, and  may  be  said  to  have  been  of  the  type  of  the  "  gentleman  of  the  old 
school."   He  was  widely  known,  and  highly  respected  by  all  his  acquaintances. 

Children  of  Charles  Tyson^  and  Elizabeth  Link  (Broom)  Yerkes: 

1 166.  Samuel  Broom  Yerkes',  born  27  November,  1834;  died  25  March,  1895.   He  was 

the  superintendent  of  the  Seventeenth  and  Nineteenth  Street  Passenger  Rail- 
way Company  for  some  years,  but  retired  to  a  farm  in  Bucks  County.  He 
married  Catharine  Abbott,  born  i  July,  1833;  daughter  of  William  Strong 
Abbott  by  his  wife  Susan  Bird.    They  had  issue,  four  sons  and  one  daughter. 

1167.  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes',  born  25  June,  1837;  married  (i)  Susanna  Guttridge 

Gamble;   (2)  Mary  Adelaide  Moore. 

Children  of  Charles  Tyson®  and  Margaret  (Patterson)  Yerkes: 

1 168.  Joseph  Patterson  Yerkes',  born  27  February,  1846;  died  31  October,  1899;  mar- 

ried Elizabeth  Kilgore,  daughter  of  John  Kilgore.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  at  one 
time  the  senior  member  of  the  stock-brokerage  firm  of  J.  P.  &  H.  E.  Yerkes, 

*  Elizabeth  Link  was  a  daughter  of  George  Link,  who  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  re- 
sided in  the  Northern  Liberties  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  native  of  Germany,  and,  as  shown  by 
the  certificate  {/ac-simile  herewith  inserted)  issued  18  March,  1796,  by  Phillip  Gerlach,  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Grassenbinbau,  Germany,  he  was  born  at  the  great  hereditary  estate  Hollenbach,  in  Gras- 
senbinbau,  16  May,  1753,  and  was  a  son  of  Johann  Conrad  Link  by  his  wife  Catharina  Elizabetha 
Stirr.  He  was  baptized  Johann  George,  and  his  sponsors  were  Johann  George  Beilstein,  court  officer 
and  citizen  of  Leutzelbach,  and  Johann  Jost  Beilstein,  citizen  and  mill  proprietor  of  Billings. 

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but  retired  from  that  business,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  at  Brooklyn, 
New  York.   They  had  issue. 

1169.  Henry  Estell  Yerkes',  born  3  September,  1849;  died  16  August,  1890.   He  was 

a  member  of  the  stock -brokerage  firm  of  J.  P.  &  H.  E.  Yerkes.  He  married, 
15  February,  1882,  Helena  Allen,  born  20  December,  i860;  daughter  of 
William  Gale  Allen,  a  grain  merchant  of  Philadelphia,  by  his  wife  Eleanor 
White.   They  had  issue,  three  sons. 

434.  HUSTON  YERKES«  (Benjamin%  Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Addis,  was 
born  at  Bustleton,  Philadelphia,  9  April,  18 16;  married,  26  March,  1846, 
Catharine  Ann  Lesher,  born  at  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  11  March, 
1828;  died  at  Vineland,  New  Jersey,  i  March,  1887;  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Lesher  by  his  wife  Mary  Maag.  At  seventeen  years  of  age  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  the  milling  business,  and  engaged  in  that  occupation  until  his  marriage, 
when  he  became  a  farmer.  In  1865  he  removed  from  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  was  then  residing,  to  Vineland,  which  place  has  since 
been  his  home.  He  is  a  Baptist,  as  was  his  wife.  Mr.  Yerkes  writes :  "  When 
about  forty-five  years  of  age  I  came  to  think  that  stimulants  were  injurious  to 
the  nervous  system,  and  I  discarded  them  all,  including  tea  and  coffee.  Now 
I  am  past  eighty-seven,  and  my  hand  is  as  steady  as  when  I  was  twenty." 

Children  of  Huston^  and  Catharine  Ann  (Lesher)  Yerkes: 

1 170.  Sarah  Lovenia  Yerkes',  born  17  December,  1846;   married  Dr.  Frederick  W. 

Welch. 

1171.  Benjamin  Howard  Yerkes',  born  24  April,  1849;  died  12  August,  1883;  married, 

S  September,  1876,  Louie  Webb.   No  issue. 

1172.  Mary  Louisa  Yerkes',  born  3  July,  1851;  died  3  July,  1872. 

1 173.  WiLMER  Harrison  Yerkes',  born  16  October,  1853;  married  Florence  N.  Smart. 

1 174.  James  Huston  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  1856;   married,  13  September,  1883, 

Emma  Alice  Choate,  born  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  3  April,  1854;  daughter 
of  Darius  Choate  by  his  wife  Phebe  Adaline  Brewster.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at 
Los  Angeles,  California.  Issue:  (1175)  Claude  Lafayette  Yerkes^  born 
II  June,  1884.    (1175^)  MoNCELLis  Reed  Yerkes',  born  3  April,  1887. 

1176.  William  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  10  June,  1861 ;  married  Flora  Maria  Ivins. 

1177.  Walter  Lowrie  Yerkes',  born  7  October,   1863;    married  i   August,  1888, 

Addie  M.  Grant,  born  at  Bar  Harbor,  Maine,  3  October,  1866;  died  at  Vine- 
land,  New  Jersey,  26  April,  1892;  daughter  of  James  M.  and  Mary  Grant. 
Mr.  Yerkes  has  no  issue.  He  is  a  dental  surgeon,  and  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Tuckahoe,  New  Jersey. 

1178.  Clara  Jane  Yerkes',  born  20  April,  1866;  married,  14  March,  1887,  George  Myron 

Ellis,  born  at  Vineland,  14  March,  1865 ;  son  of  Stephen  Thomas  Ellis  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Naomi  Coburn.  Issue:  (1179)  Arden  Myron  Ellis',  born 
25  February,  1888.    (1180)  Ray  Elwyn  Ellis',  born  4  May,  1889. 

436.  MARY  JANE  YERKES^  (Benjamin^  Benjamin*,  John^  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  third  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his 
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wife  Sarah  Addis,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  3 
November,  1819;  died  at  Bustleton,  Philadelphia,  26  November,  1901 ;  mar- 
ried, 3  December,  1846,  Charles  Boucher,  born  17  January,  181 3;  died  at 
Huntingdon  Valley,  12  April,  1881 ;  son  of  Elisha  Boucher  by  his  wife  Mary 
Wynkoop. 

Children  of  Charles  and  Mary  Jane^  (Yerkes)  Boucher;  born  at  Huntingdon 
Valley: 

1 181.  Benjamin  Franklin  Boucher',  born  i  October,  1848;  died  23  November,  1870. 

1 182.  Anna  Mary  Boucher',  born  2  February,  1852;  married,  14  February,  1877,  Jami- 

son Lott,  Junr,  of  Bustleton,  by  whom  she  has  three  children. 

1183.  John  Wynkoop  Boucher',  born  15  May,  1854;  married,  9  April,  1879,  Anna 

Margaret  Lott,  of  Bustleton. 

439.  MOSES  YERKES«  (Benjamin^,  Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Addis,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  26  January, 
1826;  died  at  Quakertown,  Bucks  County,  8  November,  1878;  married  his 
kinswoman,  Eleanor  Morrison  Yerkes  (No.  731),  born  27  October,  1831; 
died  12  May,  1875;  daughter  of  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza  Ann 
Addis.  He  was  a  wheelwright  by  trade.  For  some  years  he  was  in  the  flour 
and  feed  business,  at  Bensalem,  Bucks  County,  but  removed  to  Philadelphia, 
and  engaged  there  for  a  number  of  years  as  a  retail  flour  and  feed  merchant, 
subsequently  returning  to  Bucks  County,  where  he  became  a  farmer. 

Children  of  Moses^  and  Eleanor  Morrison®  (Yerkes)  Yerkes: 

1 184.  Benjamin  Yerkes',  born  5  December,  and  died  8  December,  1854. 

1185.  Amos  Addis  Yerkes',  born  5  December,  1854  (twin  of  Benjamin)  ;  married  Anna 

Riley. 

1 186.  Augustus  Gates  Yerkes',  born  3  August,  1857;  married  Clara  Nippes. 

1187.  George  Washington  Yerkes',  born  23  February,  i860;  married,  28  March,  1901, 

Emma  R.  Miller,  born  at  Lebanon,  Pennsylvania,  9  May,  1875. 

1188.  Sarah  Emma  Yerkes',  born  23  December,  1861 ;  died  13  January,  1862. 

1 189.  Charles  Boucher  Yerkes',  born  23  March,  1864;  died  11  April,  1865. 

1 190.  Joseph  Norris  Yerkes',  born  26  June,  1868. 

1 191.  Ada  Bell  Yerkes',  born  24  October,  1870. 

441.  BENJAMIN  YERKES®  (Benjamin^,  Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Addis,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  6  April,  1828; 
married,  i  January,  1868,  Adela  H.  Roe,  born  in  New  York,  5  October,  1847; 
daughter  of  Alexander  L.  Roe  by  his  wife  Joanna  W.  Coon.  He  is  a  wheel- 
wright, and  resides  at  Jamison,  Bucks  County.   He  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Benjamin®  and  Adela  H.  (Roe)  Yerkes: 

1 192.  Charles  B.  Yerkes',  born  10  July,  and  died  13  August,  1869. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


1193.  Etta  Viola  Yerkes',  born  9  March,  1872;  married,  i  January,  1896,  Benjamin 

Worthington. 

1 194.  Benjamin  Ross  Yerkes',  born  20  April,  1874;  married,  24  June,  1903,  Sarah  C. 

Stuckert. 

1 195.  Samuel  Walton  Yerkes',  born  18  May,  1877;  married,  27  June,  1903,  Virginia 

R.  Jamison. 

1196.  Dillwyn  Claude  Yerkes',  born  6  October,  1879. 

1 197.  Horace  Bertram  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1887. 

442.  HANNAH  ADDIS  YERKES«  (Benjamin^,  BenjaminS  John^, 
Herman'^,  Anthony^),  fourth  daughter  and  ninth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Sarah  Addis,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County, 
II  July,  1830;  died  there,  13  March,  1893;  married,  21  January,  1854,  Chris- 
tian Snyder,  born  at  same  place,  11  March,  1822;  died  there,  18  November, 
1898;  son  of  Simon  Snyder  by  his  wife  Mary  Thomas. 

1198.  Ellen  Jane  Snyder',  born  2  February,  1856;   married  Samuel  Jones  Yerkes 

(No.  450). 

1 199.  Sarah  C.  Snyder',  born  30  August,  1858. 

1200.  Mary  C.  Snyder',  born  11  October,  1862. 

443.  THOMAS  JONES  YERKES«  (Benjamin^  Benjamin*,  John^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  tenth  child  of  Benjamin  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Sarah  Addis,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  15 
June,  1834;  married,  25  Febrviary,  1864,  Rachel  Scott,  born  at  Trevose,  Bucks 
County,  20  May,  1837;  daughter  of  Hazel  Scott  by  his  wife  Sarah  Randall. 
Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Feasterville,  Bucks  County,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing.  He  and  his  wife  are  Methodists. 

Child  of  Thomas  Jones®  and  Rachel  (Scott)  Yerkes. 

1201.  Sarah  Jane  Yerkes',  born  in  Middletown  Township,  Bucks  County,  24  August, 

1874;  married,  4  October,  1894,  Leonard  C.  Vansant,  born  at  Churchville, 
Bucks  County,  20  December,  1870 ;  son  of  Jacob  Willard  Vansant  by  his  wife 
Esther  Ann  Buckman.  Mr.  Vansant  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Feasterville. 
Issue:  (1202)  William  Bradfield  Vansant',  born  30  March,  1896. 

448.  EMMA  FRANCENA  YERKES®  (Isaac^,  Benjamin*,  John^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Isaac  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Catharine  Wynkoop, 
was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery  County,  22  October,  1838; 
married  Charles  W.  Heaton. 

Children  of  Charles  W.  and  Emma  Francena®  (Yerkes)  Heaton: 

1203.  Samuel  Jones  Yerkes  Heaton',  born  30  December,  1870. 

1204.  Isaac  Yerkes  Heaton',  born  20  March,  1872. 

1205.  Norman  L.  Heaton',  born  3  November,  1873. 

1206.  Rebecca  M.  Heaton',  born  15  January,  1875. 

1207.  Walter  D.  Heaton',  born  21  October,  1876. 

1208.  Carrie  F.  Heaton',  born  9  February,  1879. 

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454.  JOSEPH  JONES  YERKES^  (Jones^  Benjamin*,  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  child  of  Jones  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Morrison,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  15  August,  1842; 
married,  16  January,  1868,  Alice  Louisa  Cornell,  born  at  Churchville,  Bucks 
County,  5  June,  1842;  daughter  of  Jacob  Krewson  Cornell  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Finney.   Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Richboro,  Bucks  County. 

Child  of  Joseph  Jones^  and  Alice  Louisa  (Cornell)  Yerkes : 

1209.  Jacob  Krewson  Yerkes',  born  26  January,  1875;  married,  16  March,  1898, 
Jennie  Clayton  Warner.  Issue:  (1210)  Joseph  Earl  Yerkes',  born  11 
December,  1898.  (1211)  George  Hogeland  Yerkes*,  born  12  October,  1900. 
(1212)  Mary  Alice  Yerkes',  born  13  April,  1902. 

455.  BENJAMIN  FRAKLIN  YERKES''  (Jones^  Benjamin*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Jones  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Morrison,  was  born  in  Moreland,  9  August,  1845;  married,  26  February, 
1874,  Jane  E.  V.  Blaker  (No.  592),  born  at  Bethayres,  Montgomery  County, 
10  February,  1842;  daughter  of  Charles  Blaker  by  his  wife  Eliza  Morrison. 
Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer  and  merchant,  and  resides  at  Terwood  (formerly 
Yerkesville). 

Children  of  Benjamin  Franklin®  and  Jane  E.  V.  (Blaker)  Yerkes: 

,  1213.  Mary  Russell  Yerkes',  born  10  December,  1874.    Miss  Yerkes  is  the  post- 
mistress at  Terwood,  having  held  the  position  since  1901. 

1214.  Florence  Eleanor  Yerkes',  born  27  April,  1882. 

456.  JOSHUA  TAYLOR  YERKES®  (Jones^,  Benjamin*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  youngest  son  and  third  child  of  Jones  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Sarah  Morrison,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  22  March, 
1847;  married,  8  February,  1876,  Rebecca  Ann  Hare,  born  at  Philadelphia, 
17  October,  1847;  daughter  of  George  W.  Hare  by  his  wife  Mary  Raab. 
Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Churchville,  Bucks  County. 

Children  of  Joshua  Taylor®  and  Rebecca  Ann  (Hare)  Yerkes;  born  at  Ter- 
wood : 

1215.  Helen  Morrison  Yerkes',  born  7  October,  1882. 

1216.  Jackson  Harold  Yerkes',  born  18  October,  1885. 

474.  JOHN  Mcknight  yerkes®  (Josiah',  Nathaniel*,  Josiah^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Josiah  Yerkes  by  his  first  wife,  Mrs. 
Margaret  (McKnight)  Blain,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  6  December, 
1827;  died  there,  29  April,  1901 ;  married,  17  November,  1850,  Lucy  Church, 
born  at  New  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  3  August,  1826;  died  at  Romulus,  5 

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August,  1890;  sister  of  his  father's  second  wife,  and  daughter  of  Abijah  B. 
Church  by  his  wife  Lucena  J.  Lacy.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer  and  a  promi- 
nent citizen  of  Romulus.  He  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  eight 
years,  and  that  of  Supervisor  two  years.  His  children  were  all  born  at 
Romulus. 

Children  of  John  McKnight^  and  Lucy  (Church)  Yerkes: 

1217.  JosiAH  Yerkes',  born  18  April,  1853 ;  married  Alice  Kuney. 

1218.  Barnum  Yerkes',  born  27  June,  1854;  married  Caroline  Elizabeth  Hoffmaa 

1219.  Clermont  Yerkes',  born  30  August,  1856;  married,  14  September,  1882,  Julia 

Martha  Hunt,  born  at  Nichols,  New  York,  31  January,  1855;  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Brown  Hunt  by  his  wife  Sarah  Ann  White.  He  is  a  farmer  and 
a  Presbyterian,  and  resides  at  Menomonie,  Dunn  County,  Wisconsin.  No 
issue. 

1220.  John  McKnight  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1868;  married,  i  January,  1900,  Julia 

Marie  Somers ;  born  at  Seneca  Falls,  New  York,  23  December,  1878;  daugh- 
ter of  Ralph  Somers  by  his  wife  Ellen  Janet  Henderson.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a 
farmer  and  tile  manufacturer,  and  resides  at  Romulus.  Issue:  (1221) 
Ellen  Elizabeth  Yerkes*,  born  26  August,  1902. 

1222.  Jesse  Yerkes,  Junk',  born  18  May,  1870;   married,  7  February,  1895,  Jennie 

Elizabeth  Schneck,  born  9  February,  1871 ;  daughter  of  Peter  Schneck  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Ann  Bachman.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Fayette, 
New  York.   No  issue. 

475.  ELIZA  ANN  YERKES^  (Josiah^  Nathaniel*,  Josiah^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Josiah  Yerkes  by  his  first  wife, 
Mrs.  Margaret  (McKnight)  Blain,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  12 
March,  1829;  married,  29  March,  1854,  Thomas  Mann,  born  at  Hayt's  Cor- 
ners, New  York,  12  August,  1829;  son  of  Matthias  T.  Mann  by  his  wife 
Sarah  Pruden.  Mr.  Mann  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Romulus.  He  and 
his  wife  are  Presbyterians. 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Eliza  Ann^  (Yerkes)  Mann;  all  born  at  Romulus: 

1223.  Fletcher  Mann',  born  3  March,  1855;  married,  9  July,  1889,  Julia  Hall;  re- 

sides at  Iroquois,  South  Dakota. 

1224.  Sidney  Mann',  born  16  March,  1857;   married,  17  June,  1891,  Vera  Gerner; 

resides  at  Osceola,  South  Dakota. 

1225.  Margaret  Ann  Mann',  born  x8  November,  1858;  married,  i  May,  1889,  Frank 

Williams ;  resides  at  Centreville,  South  Dakota. 

1226.  Lydia  Louisa  Mann',  born  22  November,  i860. 

1227.  Thomas  Mann',  born  30  October,  1862;   died  at  Iroquois,  South  Dakota,  11 

October,  1893. 

1228.  Ellen  Mann',  born  25  October,  1865. 

1229.  Eliza  Ann  Mann',  born  i  June,  1869;   married,  11  April,  1888,  Hamlin  T. 

Covert;  resides  at  Hayt's  Corners,  New  York. 

1230.  George  Mann',  born  27  May,  1872. 

1231.  Minnie  Jane  Mann',  born  10  May,  1875 ;   married,  25  August,  1897,  George 

Bogardus,  and  resides  at  Romulus. 

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478.  SCHUYLER  BARCLAY  YERKES^  (Josiah«,  Nathaniel*, 
Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  only  child  of  Josiah  Yerkes  by  his  second 
wife,  Rhodah  Barnum  Church,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  7  February, 
1864;  married,  8  June,  1887,  Hattie  Pearl  Kuney,  born  at  Varick,  New  York, 
3  February,  1863;  daughter  of  Daniel  Kuney  by  his  wife  Deborah  Tunison. 
Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Romulus.  He  and  his  wife  are  Epis- 
copalians. 

Children  of  Schuyler  Barclay^  and  Hattie  Pearl  (Kuney)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Romulus  : 

1232.  Rhoda  Erminie  Yerkes',  born  5  June,  1888. 

1233.  Mae  Ruth  Yerkes',  born  4  November,  1891. 

479.  JOSEPH  BALL  YERKES«  (John  Watson^  Stephen*,  Harman^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  child  of  John  Watson  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Caroline  Yerkes,  was  born  at  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania,  6  July,  1839;  married, 
3  June,  1869,  Rebecca  Valentine  Yerkes  (No.  536),  born  at  Warminster, 
Bucks  County,  3  October,  1843;  daughter  of  Harman  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Valentine.  He  enjoyed  the  advantage  of  a  good  education,  and  was 
for  fifteen  years  a  school-teacher,  and  for  some  years  a  school  director  of 
Moreland  Township.  In  1873,  1^75'  1876  he  was  a  representative  of 
Montgomery  County  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legislature,  and  since  1895  he  has 
held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Hatboro,  where  he  resides,  and  where 
he  is  now  engaged  in  farming. 

Children  of  Joseph  Ball^  and  Rebecca  Valentine''  (Yerkes)  Yerkes: 

1234.  John  Watson  Yerkes',  born  5  May,  1870;  died  28  June,  1871. 

1235.  Walter  Watson  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1872;    married,  7  April,  1890, 

Emeline  Van  Sant,  born  11  February,  1869;  daughter  of  Charles  Van 
Sant  by  his  wife  Hester  Wakefield.  Issue:  (1236)  Blanch  W.  Yerkes', 
born  II  February,  1891.  (1236a)  Walter  Leon  Yerkes',  born  20  April, 
1896. 

1237.  Paul  Whitaker  Yerkes',  born  19  June,  1873. 

1238.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1875 ;    married,  in  November,  1901,  Mabel 

Bunty,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  Bunty.  Issue:  (1238a)  Joseph  Har- 
man Yerkes',  born  12  July,  1902.  (1238b)  Charles  Carroll  Yerkes',  born 
2  July,  1903. 

1239.  Claudius  Shade  Yerkes',  born  20  December,  1876. 

1240.  Alice  Watson  Yerkes',  born   16  January,   1879;  married,  5  August,  1903, 

Herbert  D.  Engle,  son  of  James  Engle. 

1241.  Caroline  Dodge  Yerkes',  born  31  March,  1882. 

1242.  William  Henry  Yerkes',  born  16  January,  1886. 

1243.  Stephen  Douglas  Yerkes',  born  15  May,  1888. 

484.  STEPHEN  DECATUR  YERKES^  (John  Watson',  Stephen^ 
Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  John  Watson 

126 


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OF 


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Hester  Wakefield.  Issue:  {1236) 
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1896. 


;  AUL  Whitaker  YERKES^  born  19  June,  1873. 
1       Hasman  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1875 ;  marr 
Bunty,  daughter  ^ 
>tAy  Yerkes*,  bo. 

122  .  Yerkes',  born  20  Decent' 

1241  ion  Yerkes',  bom  16  Jar 

T-)  -Trr'lQ^  son  of  James  Eng 
X241.  C-*  i<Es',  born  31  March,  1882. 

1242.  W  '         '  '    'lary,  1886. 

1243.  St  ,  1888. 


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YERKES  FAMILY 


Yerkes  by  his  wife  Caroline  Yerkes,  was  born  at  Hatboro,  25  December,  1849; 
married,  5  January,  1882,  Anna  Mary  Radcliffe,  born  at  Johnsville,  Bucks 
County,  20  February,  1863;  daughter  of  John  Randolph  Radcliffe  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Hallowell.  Mr.  Yerkes  took  an  active  part  in  politics  in  Montgomery 
County,  and  as  a  Democrat  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Legis- 
lature in  1882  and  1884,  serving  four  years.  He  now  resides  at  Philadelphia, 
and  is  a  special  officer  in  the  employ  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Rail- 
road Company.  His  four  eldest  children  were  born  at  Hatboro  (where  he 
was  living  at  the  time  of  their  births),  while  his  three  youngest  children  were 
born  at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Stephen  Decatur^  and  Anna  Mary  (Radcliffe)  Yerkes: 

1244.  Justus  R.  Yerkes',  born  4  December,  1882;  died  23  December,  1883. 

1245.  Pauline  R.  Yerkes',  born  13  July,  and  died  16  August,  1883. 

1246.  Ada  C.  Yerkes',  born  i  August,  1884. 

1247.  Elsie  D.  Yerkes',  born  i  August,  1885. 

1248.  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes',  born  12  Jdly,  1888. 

1249.  Anna  May  Yerkes',  born  2  December,  1890. 

1250.  Lester  M.  Yerkes',  born  29  January,  1897. 

486.  JOHN  WATSON  YERKES^  (John  Watson^  Stephen*,  Har- 
man^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  eighth  child  of  John  Watson 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Caroline  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery 
County,  29  October,  1855;  married,  26  August,  1880,  Mary  Flora  Griffith, 
born  23  February,  1859;  daughter  of  Rush  Griffith  by  his  wife  Amanda 
Hurstman.  He  is  by  trade  a  blacksmith,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 
He  resided  at  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania,  until  1889,  when  he  removed  to  Phila- 
delphia, his  four  eldest  children  being  born  at  the  former,  and  the  three 
youngest  at  the  latter  place.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  coiner  in  the  United  States  Mint 
at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  John  Watson^  and  Mary  Flora  (Griffith)  Yerkes: 

1251.  Stephen  Decatur  Yerkes',  born  10  July,  1881. 

1252.  NoRRis  J.  Yerkes',  born  8  July,  1883. 

1253.  Lizzie  A.  Yerkes',  born  2  July,  1885. 

1254.  John  W.  Yerkes',  born  13  March,  1887. 

1255.  Charles  R.  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1890. 

1256.  Edward  Z.  Yerkes',  born  23  April,  1892. 

1257.  Helen  K.  Yerkes',  born  19  June,  1893. 

489.  REAR-ADMIRAL  FREDERICK  VALLETTE  McNAIR« 
(Mary"^,  Stephen*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  was  born  at  Abington, 
Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  13  January,  1839.  He  entered  the  United 
States  navy  as  acting  midshipman,  21  September,  1853,  and  was  graduated 
midshipman  at  the  Naval  Academy,  10  June,  1857;  became  passed  midship- 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


man,  25  June,  i860;  master,  24  October,  i860;  lieutenant-commander,  26 
April,  1864;  commander,  29  June,  1872;  captain,  30  October,  1833;  commo- 
dore, 10  May,  1895;  rear-admiral,  15  July,  1898,  and  was  the  ranking  rear- 
admiral  of  the  navy  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  next  in  command  to  Admiral 
Dewey.  The  record  of  his  service  since  graduation,  as  shown  by  the  records  of 
the  Navy  Department,  is  as  follows : 

"  U.  S.  frigate  '  Minnesota,'  June,  1857,  till  May,  1859,  China  and  East  India  Station ; 
U.  S.  Coast  Survey  schooner  '  Varina,'  summer  of  1859 ;  U.  S.  ship  '  Iroquois,'  November, 
1859,  till  October,  i860;  Mediterranean  squadron.  West  Indies,  in  pursuit  of  steamer 
'  Sumter ;'  Mississippi  River  under  Admiral  Farragut ;  engagements  and  passage  of  Forts 
Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  Chalmette  batteries,  and  capture  of  New  Orleans,  April,  1862; 
landed  at  Baton  Rouge  and  Natchez  to  demand  surrender.  May,  1862;  engagements  Grand 
Gulf,  Vicksburg,  ram  '  Arkansas,'  and  passed  Vicksburg  batteries  both  ways,  June,  July, 
and  August,  1862;  U.  S.  ship  'Juniata,'  October,  1862,  till  February,  1863,  coast  of  United 
States;  U.  S.  ship  'Seminole,'  February  18,  till  August,  1863,  coast  of  United  States;  U.  S. 
ship  '  Pensacola,'  August,  1863,  till  April,  1864,  Mississippi  River ;  executive  officer  U.  S. 
ship  '  Juniata,'  May,  1864,  till  June,  1866,  North  Atlantic  squadron ;  engagements  and  sur- 
render of  Fort  Fisher,  December  24  and  25,  1864,  and  January  13,  14,  and  15,  1865 ;  Brazil 
station,  1865,  till  June,  1866 ;  executive  officer  U.  S.  flag-ship  '  Brooklyn,'  June,  1866,  till 
September,  1867,  Brazil  station;  instructor  Naval  Academy,  September,  1867,  till  November, 
1868 ;  executive  officer  practice  ship  '  Macedonian,'  summer  of  1868 ;  executive  officer  U.  S. 
flag-ship  '  Franklin,'  November,  1868,  till  September,  1870,  European  station ;  equipment 
officer  Philadelphia  Navy- Yard,  October,  1870,  till  July,  1871 ;  head  of  department  of  sea- 
manship, etc.,  Naval  Academy,  July,  1871,  till  February,  1875 ;  commanding  U.  S.  ship 
'  Yantic,'  April,  1875,  till  July,  1875,  Asiatic  station;  commanding  U.  S.  ship  '  Kearsarge,' 
July,  1875,  till  January,  1878,  Asiatic  station ;  commanding  U.  S.  ship  '  Portsmouth,'  Feb- 
ruary, 1878,  till  August,  1878,  European  station ;  commandant  of  cadets,  Naval  Academy, 
September,  1878,  till  September,  1882 ;  commanding  U.  S.  practice  ship  '  Constellation,' 
summer  of  1879,  coast  of  North  America ;  commanding  U.  S.  practice  ship  '  Constellation,' 
summer  of  1881,  coast  of  United  States ;  navy  department,  October,  1882,  till  October,  1883 ; 
court  of  inquiry  on  loss  of  U.  S.  ship  '  Jeanette,'  and  board  of  examiners  of  officers,  etc.. 
Mare  Island  Navy- Yard,  November,  1883,  till  September,  1886,  captain  of  the  yard;  com- 
manding U.  S.  flag-ship  '  Omaha,'  May,  1897,  till  March,  1890.  Asiatic  station ;  superintendent 
of  Naval  Observatory,  June,  1890,  till  November,  1894;  retiring  and  examining  boards, 
November,  1894,  till  November,  1895 ;  commanding  U.  S.  naval  force  on  Asiatic  station, 
December,  1895,  till  January,  1898,  U.  S.  flag-ship  '  Olympia ;'  president  retiring  and  examining 
boards,  February,  1898;  March,  1898,  chairman  light-house  board,  and  superintendent  of 
Naval  Academy,  July,  1898,  till  relieved  by  Commander  Richard  Wainwright." 

Although  the  name  of  Rear-Admiral  McNair  is  not  associated  in  the 
minds  of  the  general  public  with  any  great  naval  achievements  during  the 
Spanish-American  war,  it  was  he  who,  for  three  years  prior  to  being  relieved 
by  Admiral  Dewey,  commanded  the  American  naval  forces  on  the  Asiatic 
station,  and  to  him  belongs  much  of  the  credit  for  the  victories  in  Manila  Bay. 

It  was  by  his  persistent  drilling  and  careful  instruction  that  the  gunners  of 
the  Asiatic  squadron  had  been  brought  to  so  high  a  grade  of  proficiency,  a 
prime  factor,  as  Admiral  Dewey  has  himself  declared,  in  the  satisfactory  result 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


of  the  first  and  greatest  contest  of  the  war.  To  Admiral  McNair  must  also 
be  given  much  of  the  credit  for  the  excellent  condition  of  the  vessels  that 
Admiral  Dewey  was  called  to  command. 

If  fate,  that  plays  such  a  great  part  in  the  creation  of  battle  heroes,  denied 
to  Admiral  McNair  his  opportunity  in  our  last  war,  he  had  as  varied  an  expe- 
rience and  left  as  brilliant  a  record  as  any  American  naval  officer  of  the  present 
day.  He  held  stations  in  almost  every  part  of  the  world,  and  was  an  eye- 
witness and  student  of  several  European  contests.  He  was  with  Garibaldi  in 
Italy,  and  his  mind  was  well  stored  with  the  scientific  principles  of  war.  He 
was  in  active  service  throughout  the  Civil  War,  and  during  those  bloody  years 
won  glory  enough  for  one  life.  His  death  created  a  vacancy  at  the  top  of  the 
list  of  active  rear-admirals  in  the  American  navy. 

He  died  at  Washington,  D.  C,  28  November,  1900;  married,  9  October, 
1862,  Clara,  daughter  of  James  William  Warren  by  his  wife  Mary  Sellars 
Hobson,  born  at  Philadelphia,  22  May,  1841. 

Children  of  Commodore  Frederick  Vallette^  and  Clara  (Warren)  McNair: 

1258.  Warren  Leinau  McNair',  born  21  November,  1863;  died  2  September,  1865. 

1259.  Frederick  Vallette  McNair',  born  13  March,  1828;   graduated  at  the  Naval 

Academy,  in  1903,  and  is  attached  to  the  flagship  of  the  European  Squadron. 

496.  MARY  ALICE  YERKES«  (Reverend  Stephen^,  Stephen*,  Har- 
man',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  eldest  child  of  the  Reverend 
Stephen  Yerkes,  D.D.,  by  his  wife  Amanda  Lovell,  was  born  at  Sweetair, 
Baltimore  County,  Maryland,  19  August,  1843;  rnarried,  at  Danville,  Ken- 
tucky, 29  March,  1866,  John  Milton  Van  Meter,  born  in  Clark  County, 
Kentucky,  21  June,  1842;  son  of  Isaac  Van  Meter  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Cun- 
ningham. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Van  Meter  reside  at  Danville.  Both  are  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Children  of  John  Milton  and  Mary  Alice®  (Yerkes)  Van  Meter;  all  born  in 
Kentucky : 

1260.  Amanda  Yerkes  Van  Meter',  born  31  December,  1866. 

1261.  Susan  Allan  Van  Meter',  born  11  April,  1868. 

1262.  Adeline  Lovell  Van  Meter',  born  12  April,  1870;  died  19  January,  1871. 

1263.  John  Milton  Van  Meter,  Jun»',  born  8  July,  and  died  23  July,  1873. 

1264.  Elizabeth  Stonestreet  Van  Meter',  born  22  October,  1875;  married,  24  Octo- 

ber, 1900,  John  Woodford. 

1265.  Alice  Yerkes  Van  Meter',  born  12  January,  1881 ;  died  8  October,  1902. 

497.  HENRY  McELDERLY  YERKES*'  (Reverend  Stephen^, 
Stephen*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Rever- 
end Stephen  Yerkes,  D.D.,  by  his  wife  Amanda  Lovell,  was  born  in  Baltimore 
County,  Maryland,  14  May,  1845;  ^i^^  "^^^  Clinton,  Tennessee,  28  January, 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


1889;  married,  in  January,  1871,  Jane  Smith,  Mr.  Yerkes's  widow  and  family 
reside  at  Robertsville,  Tennessee. 

Children  of  Henry  McElderly^  and  Jane  (Smith)  Yerkes: 

1266.  Alice  Van  Meter  Yerkes'. 

1267.  Sophie  Cross  Yerkes'. 

1268.  Stephen  Yerkes'. 

1269.  William  Lovell  Yerkes,  Junb'. 

1270.  Caswell  Yerkes'. 

1271.  Sarah  Yerkes'. 

1272.  Frances  Yerkes'. 

498.  WILLIAM  LOVELL  YERKES«  (Reverend  Stephen',  Stephen*, 
Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Reverend 
Stephen  Yerkes,  D.D.,  by  his  wife  Amanda  Lovell,  was  born  in  Baltimore 
County,  Maryland,  30  June,  1847;  married  (i)  Emma  Rumsey  Wing;  died 
at  Paris,  Kentucky,  10  July,  1876;  married  (2),  26  April,  1883,  Maria  Archer 
Woodford,  born  12  October,  1858;  daughter  of  John  Thornton  Woodford  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Hawes  Buckner.  Mr.  Yerkes  received  a  collegiate  education, 
then  studied  law,  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  at  Paris,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  William  LovelP  and  Maria  Archer  (Woodford)  Yerkes;  all  born 
at  Paris,  Kentucky : 

1273.  John  Woodford  Yerkes',  born  31  January,  1884. 

1274.  Amanda  Lovell  Yerkes',  born  11  December,  1885. 

1275.  Elizabeth  McKnight  Yerkes',  born  5  November,  1893. 

501.  HONORABLE  JOHN  WATSON  YERKES^  (Reverend 
Stephen^,  Stephen*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Reverend  Stephen  Yerkes,  D.D.,  by  his  wife  Amanda  Lovell,  was  born  at 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  i  April,  1854.  He  was  graduated  at  Centre  College, 
Kentucky,  in  1873,  when  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.,  and  in  1876 
that  of  A.M.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  upon  the  study  of  the  law 
at  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  was  graduated 
therefrom  in  1877,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Immediately  thereafter  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Danville,  Kentucky,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Register  in  Bankruptcy.  Since  1880  he  has  been  prominently  identified 
with  the  legal,  educational,  commercial,  and  industrial  interests  of  his  town 
and  State.  In  addition  to  being  officially  connected  with  various  banking 
and  commercial  institutions,  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the 
Law  Department  of  Centre  College,  and  was  president  of  the  State  Com- 
mercial and  Industrial  Convention  held  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  a  com- 
missioner to  the  Columbian  and  Atlanta  Expositions.    He  served  as  master 

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in  chancery  from  1888  until  1902,  and  in  1897  was  appointed  Collector  of 
Internal  Revenue  for  the  Eighth  District  of  Kentucky,  by  President  McKinley, 
who,  in  December,  1900,  appointed  him  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  which  position  he  now  holds  under  President  Roosevelt. 

Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  Republican  both  by  inheritance  and  choice.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  Republican  State  Committee  of  Kentucky  from  1891  until 
1896,  and  occupied  that  position  when  the  State  elected  its  first  Republican 
governor,  secured  control  of  the  Legislature,  and  increased  its  representation  in 
Congress  and  on  the  State  Court  of  Appeals  bench.  Since  1896  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Republican  National  Committee  from  Kentucky.  In  1900 
Mr.  Yerkes  was  unanimously  nominated  for  governor  by  the  largest  State 
convention  ever  held  by  his  party  in  Kentucky,  and  although  it  was  a  Presi- 
dential year,  and  therefore  brought  out  the  entire  Democratic  vote,  he  was 
defeated  by  only  three  thousand  five  hundred  votes,  leading  the  Republican 
electoral  ticket  by  three  thousand,  and  receiving  nearly  forty  thousand  more 
votes  than  any  Republican  nominee  for  governor  of  Kentucky  ever  received. 

Central  University,  the  largest  and  oldest  college  of  Kentucky,  has  con- 
ferred upon  Mr.  Yerkes  the  degree  of  LL.D.,  and  in  June,  1903,  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  that  institution.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Danville,  the  Danville  Gaslight  Company, 
and  the  Wholesale  Grocery  Company,  and  while  practising  law  he  was  attorney 
for  the  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans  and  Texas  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  and 
other  corporations.    Since  1900  he  has  resided  at  Washington. 

He  married  at  Danville,  10  October,  1879,  Elizabeth  Owsley  Anderson, 
born  at  Danville,  4  March,  1854;  daughter  of  Honorable  William  C.  Ander- 
son by  his  wife  Amelia  Owsley  Rodes. 

Children  of  Honorable  John  Watson^  and  Elizabeth  Owsley  (Anderson) 
Yerkes ;  born  at  Danville : 

1276.  Stephen  Lovell  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1880. 

1277.  Amelia  Roues  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1880. 

507.  HARM  AN  YERKES,  M.D.«  (Andrew  Long^,  Harman*,  Har- 
man^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Andrew  Long  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Eliza  Everhart,  was  born  at  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  4  Sep- 
tember, 1820;  died  at  Phoenixville,  Pennsylvania,  10  December,  1888;  mar- 
ried, I  April,  1849,  Eliza  Ann  Ivester,  born  at  Phoenixville,  same  State,  14 
October,  1829;  died  at  Phoenixville,  10  March,  1890;  daughter  of  William 
Ivester  by  his  wife  Anna  Maria  Renshaw. 

The  following  notice  of  Dr.  Yerkes  appeared  in  the  Phoenixville  Mes- 
senger, the  day  after  his  death : 

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"  This  community  was  very  much  startled,  indeed,  to  learn,  on  Tuesday  morning, 
of  the  sudden  death  of  Doctor  Harman  Yerkes,  one  of  the  old  residents  of  the  town,  and 
known  to  everybody.  At  first  the  story  was,  he  was  found  dead  in  bed  that  morning,  but 
that  was  not  true,  as  his  death  took  place  Monday  night  shortly  after  the  mid-hour,  and  in 
the  presence  of  his  family.  That  day  he  had  been  attending  to  his  patients  as  usual,  and 
went  to  bed  complaining  of  excessive  pains  in  the  breast.  This  was  caused  by  heart  failure, 
and  in  an  hour  or  so  he  had  joined  the  silent  multitude. 

"  Dr.  Yerkes  was  born  on  the  4th  of  September,  1820,  near  Hatboro,  and  when  at  the 
proper  age  went  to  the  Hatboro  Academy.  When  eighteen  years  old  he  went  to  Philadelphia, 
and  engaged  with  W.  P.  Anspach  &  Son,  dry-goods  merchants,  on  North  Third  Street. 
Tiring  of  that  business,  he  returned  to  Hatboro,  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Hill,  attended 
lectures  at  the  Jefiferson  Medical  College,  graduated  in  March,  1847,  and  moved  to  Phoenix- 
ville,  July  of  the  same  year,  and  here  he  has  been  in  continuous  practice  ever  since.  Of  the 
personality  of  the  deceased  and  of  his  character  as  a  citizen,  we  are  not  called  to  speak, 
as  the  one  and  the  other  are  so  well  known  as  to  render  anything  additional  seem  unneces- 
sary. If  he  had  an  enemy,  we  never  heard  of  it,  and  that  he  was  a  good,  kind  man  to 
those  whose  circumstances  were  limited  is  a  well-known  unwritten  page  of  the  history  of 
this  town.  His  memory  will  be  cherished  as  a  gentleman  and  a  Christian.  Dr.  Yerkes  stood 
well  with  his  fellow-citizens,  as  may  be  realized  from  the  fact  that  he  served  three  terms  in 
the  school  board,  of  which  he  was  secretary  many  years,  and  one  term  as  Burgess.  He  was 
a  candidate  for  this  position  as  a  Republican  in  1863,  against  Levi  Oberholtzer,  Democrat, 
when  the  contest,  for  special  reasons  well  known,  was  very  bitter.  The  town  was  Demo- 
cratic, and  the  vote  stood  two  hundred  and  fifteen  for  Oberholtzer  and  two  hundred  and 
one  for  Yerkes.  Physically  the  deceased  was  a  fine  specimen  of  manhood  until  within 
the  past  ten  years,  when  evidences  of  decadence  were  marked." 

The  year  in  which  Dr.  Yerkes  was  elected  Burgess  was  the  year  after  he 
had  been  defeated  by  Dr.  Oberholtzer,  and  his  victory  when  elected  was  an 
overwhelming  one. 

Child  of  Dr.  Harman®  and  Eliza  Ann  (Ivester)  Yerkes;  born  at  Phoenixville : 

1278.  Anna  Maria  Yerkes',  born  19  January,  1850;  married  Andrew  Robeno  Whitaker. 

510.  DR.  EL  WOOD  YERKES''  (Andrew  Long^  Harman^  Harman^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Andrew  Long  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Eliza  Everhart,  was  born  at  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  27  July,  1825 ; 
married,  28  July,  1853,  Amanda  Bonsall  Owen,  born  at  Upper  Darby,  Dela- 
ware County,  18  February,  1828;  daughter  of  Abraham  Owen  by  his  wife 
Margaret  Shearer.  Mr.  Yerkes  became  a  dentist  in  1854,  and  removed  to 
Phoenixville,  where  he  practised  his  profession,  and  also  carried  on  farming. 
At  a  later  date  he  removed  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  continued  practice  in 
dentistry. 

Children  of  Dr.  Elwood^  and  Amanda  Bonsall  (Owen)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 
Phoenixville : 

1279.  Eliza  Mary  Yerkes',  born  12  June,  1855. 

1280.  Eliza  Yerkes',  born  30  April,  1857;  was  graduated  from  the  Philadelphia  Dental 

College  in  1889. 

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1281.  Laura  Cora  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1859;  married,  24  September,  1895,  Ran- 
son  Rush  Lewis,  born  at  Frederick,  Maryland,  15  July,  1864;  son  of  Jacob 
Lewis  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Winger.  Issue:  (1282)  Ranson  Rush  Lewis, 
JunR',  born  22  July,  1896.  (1283)  Laura  Elizabeth  Lewis^  born  31  July, 
1897. 

1284.  Harman  Yerkes',  born  20  September,  1862.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Phila- 
delphia Dental  College,  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Philadelphia.  Dr.  Yerkes  married,  12  March,  1891,  Mary  F.  Dotterer,  born 
at  Philadelphia,  17  May,  1872;  daughter  of  Amos  Dotterer  by  his  wife  Mary 
McAvoy.  Issue:  (1285)  Marion  Dotterer  Yerkes',  born  4  January,  1892. 
(1286)  Harman  Yerkes,  Junk',  born  8  June,  1893. 

511.  DR.  ANDREW  J.  YERKES^  (Andrew  Long^,  Harman*,  Har- 
man^, Herman^,  Anthony^ ) ,  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Andrew  Long  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  EHza  Everhart,  was  born  in  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  9  October, 
1828;  died  at  Doylestown,  2  September,  1868;  married,  28  May,  1856, 
Margaret  Meredith,  born  in  Buckingham  Township,  4  October,  1832;  died 
at  Doylestown,  30  October,  1883;  daughter  of  Simon  Meredith  by  his  wife 
Sarah  Worthington.  Dr.  Yerkes  studied  dentistry,  and  settled  at  Doylestown, 
where  he  became  successful  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

Children  of  Andrew  J.^  and  Margaret  (Meredith)  Yerkes,  born  at  Doyles- 
town : 

1287.  Sallie  V.  Yerkes',  born  31  March,  1857;  died  16  May,  1859. 

1288.  Edwin  Meredith  Yerkes',  born  2  November,  i860.    He  is  deputy  sheriff  of 

Bucks  County. 

1289.  Carrie  Meredith  Yerkes',  born  16  December,  1863 ;  died  4  March,  1900 ;  mar- 

ried Martin  Voorhees.  Issue:  (1290)  Edwin  Meredith  Voorhees',  born  5 
July,  1889.    (1291)  Margaret  Alden  Voorhees',  born  30  May,  1894. 

512.  MARGARET  LONG  YERKES^  (Andrew  Long^,  Harman*, 
Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  Andrew 
Long  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza  Everhart,  was  born  in  Warminster,  Bucks 
County,  7  December,  1832;  married,  8  June,  1852,  Dr.  Isaac  Zook  Coffman, 
born  near  Paoli,  Chester  County,  i  January,  1805;  died  at  Phoenixville,  24 
May,  1 89 1.  Dr.  Coffman  was  graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  practised  his  profession  at  Phoenixville.  His 
widow  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Dr.  Isaac  Zook  and  Margaret  Long^  (Yerkes)  Coffman: 

1292.  Edward  Livingston  Coffman',  born  15  November,  1854;  married,  6  June,  1888, 

Laura  A.  Banks,  died  in  December,  1891. 

1293.  Ada  Augusta  Coffman',  born  23  November,  1856. 

1294.  Andrew  Yerkes  Coffman',  born  14  July,  1858;  married  Annie  E.  Lacey.  They 

reside  at  Phoenixville.    Issue:    (1295)  Helen  Margaret  Coffman'.  (1296) 
Andrew  Lacey  Coffman'. 
1297.  Eliza  Yerkes  Coffman',  born  in  June,  i860. 

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1298.  William  Everhart  Coffman',  born  15  July,  1862;  died  in  May,  1864. 

1299.  Annie  Yerkes  Coffman',  born  13  October,  1864;  married  Charles  Shimer  Reed, 

of  Easton,  Pennsylvania.   They  reside  at  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

542.  THOMAS  MONTANYE  YERKES^  (Stephen^  Harman*,  Har- 
man^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  the  eldest  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Amy  Hart  Montanye,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  14 
November,  1831.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  emigrated  to  California, 
working  his  way  there,  and  enduring  many  hardships.  He  drove  a  team  across 
the  plains  for  the  famous  Kit  Carson,  and  worked  a  number  of  years  for  the 
Mormons  at  Salt  Lake  City.  In  1856,  being  then  in  California,  he  accompanied 
a  party,  under  the  leadership  of  Colonel  Charles  W.  Stone,  upon  a  secret  mis- 
sion from  the  United  States  to  Mexico.  He  resided  for  some  time  in  Mexico, 
and  from  thence  he  went  to  Arizona,  where,  during  the  Civil  War,  he  was 
Government  Superintendent  to  the  Mowry  Silver-Mines.  After  the  war  he 
became  extensively  engaged  in  mining  and  milling  ventures  in  Arizona  and 
Mexico.  He  has  had  several  narrow  escapes  in  Indian  fights,  and  altogether 
has  led  an  adventurous  life.   He  is  unmarried. 

544.  STEPHEN  YERKES«  (Stephen^,  Harman*,  Harman^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  third  son  and  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Amy  Hart 
Montanye,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County,  11  April,  1835. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead  farm  in  that  township.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Jamison,  born  in  Warwick  Township,  same  county,  25 
December,  1839;  daughter  of  George  Jamison  by  his  wife  Louisa  Stuckert. 

Children  of  Stephen^  and  Elizabeth  (Jamison)  Yerkes;  born  at  the  home- 
stead : 

1300.  Louisa  Amy  Yerkes^ 

1301.  Elizabeth  Jamison  YERKES^ 

547.  HONORABLE  HARM  AN  YERKES^  (Stephen^  Harman*, 
Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Amy  Hart  Montanye,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks 
County,  8  October,  1843.  Yerkes  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  a  liberal 

education,  and  after  graduating  at  a  school  at  East  Hampton,  Massachusetts, 
in  1862,  he  taught  school  for  a  short  time,  and  then  entered  upon  the  study 
of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Ross  at  Doylestown.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Bucks  County,  3  November,  1865,  and  at  once  began  a  successful  pro- 
fessional career.  In  1868  he  was  elected  District  Attorney,  and  served  in  that 
office  with  marked  ability.  In  1873  he  was  nominated  for  the  State  Senate  by 
the  Democrats  of  the  Bucks-Northampton  District,  and  was  elected  by  an  over- 

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whelming  majority,  and  was  re-elected  from  Bucks  County  in  1876,  run- 
ning far  ahead  of  his  ticket  in  each  instance.  He  soon  became  prominent 
among  the  distinguished  Democratic  leaders  who  made  the  Senate  of  that 
period  a  notable  one.  He  served  upon  the  Judiciary,  Federal  Relations, 
Finance,  and  Centennial  Affairs  committees,  and  was  chosen  by  his  col- 
leagues a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Centennial  Ex- 
position, in  the  advancement  of  which  he  took  an  active  and  prominent 
part.  In  1877  he  presided  over  the  Democratic  legislative  caucus  to 
nominate  a  candidate  for  United  States  Senator,  which  nominaton  was 
proffered  him,  but  declined  in  favor  of  his  friend.  Honorable  Andrew  H. 
Dill.  He  was  also  unanimously  selected  by  his  party  colleagues  for  Presi- 
dent of  the  Senate.  He  was  the  draughtsman  of  the  laws  regulating  the 
separate  Orphans'  Courts,  the  Civil  and  Criminal  Courts  of  the  State  and 
of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  in  compliance  with  the  Constitution  of  1874,  and 
which,  after  a  trial  of  twenty-eight  years,  remain  substantially  as  they  were 
first  enacted.  Probably  the  most  notable  and  important  service  rendered  by 
Judge  Yerkes  during  his  term  in  the  State  Senate  was  the  introduction  and 
persistent  advocacy  of  the  law  creating  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Nor- 
ristown,  the  largest  charitable  institution  in  the  State,  if  not  in  the  country, 
and  which  owes  much  of  its  success  to  the  efforts  of  Judge  Yerkes.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  trustees  selected  for  its  government,  and,  being  a  member  of 
the  Committee  on  By-Laws,  contributed  greatly  to  bringing  about  the  organi- 
zation which,  for  the  first  time  in  this  country,  completely  separated  the  male 
and  female  departments,  an  experiment  which  has  proved  eminently  successful. 
Judge  Yerkes  frequently  represented  his  county  in  Democratic  State  Conven- 
tions, and  for  several  years  was  a  member  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee. 
In  1872  he  was  one  of  the  youngest  delegates  upon  the  floor  of  the  Democratic 
National  Convention  at  Baltimore,  and  was  among  the  twenty-one  delegates 
who  persistently  voted  against  the  nomination  of  Horace  Greeley,  and  in  favor 
of  that  great  apostle  of  Democratic  principles.  Judge  Jeremiah  S.  Black,  for 
President.  In  1880  he  was  again  a  delegate  to  the  National  Convention  at 
Cincinnati,  where,  although  a  warm  friend  of  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  he  was  a 
conspicuous  supporter  of  General  Winfield  Scott  Hancock  for  President,  to 
whom  he  felt  he  owed  allegiance,  because  of  the  general's  birth  and  residence 
in  the  same  Congressional  District,  in  Montgomery  County.  He  presided  over 
the  judiciary  committees,  organizing  the  Democratic  Judicial  Conventions  for 
the  counties  of  Bucks  and  Montgomery,  comprising  the  Seventh  District,  in 
the  years  of  1869,  1871,  and  1873,  and  was  a  delegate  in  each.  In  1883, 
having  declined  a  re-election  to  the  Senate,  Judge  Yerkes  was  elected  President 
Judge  of  the  Courts  of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District,  leading  his  ticket  nearly  a 

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thousand  votes.  In  1893  he  was  re-elected  by  an  equally  flattering  vote, 
having  received  the  unanimous  endorsement  of  the  Bucks  County  bar,  and 
the  declaration  of  the  regular  Republican  Judicial  Convention,  that  it  was 
inexpedient  to  nominate  a  candidate  against  him.  In  1895  he  was  one  of  the 
six  Democratic  nominees  for  the  judges  of  the  Superior  Court,  leading  all  his 
competitors  in  the  convention  at  Williamsport,  and  upon  the  first  ballot  re- 
ceiving the  votes  of  three  hundred  and  forty-nine  delegates  out  of  a  total  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty-four.  At  the  election  Judge  Yerkes  polled  the  second 
highest  vote  among  the  Democratic  candidates,  and  ran  ahead  in  the  majority 
of  the  counties  of  the  State,  without  any  prejudice  to  his  colleagues.  Judge 
Yerkes's  name  was  prominently  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  Democratic 
nomination  for  governor  in  1882,  and  again  in  1898,  but  he  declined  to  become 
a  candidate  before  the  conventions.  In  1901  he  was  unanimously  nominated 
for  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  by  the  Democratic  State  Convention,  and 
also  received  a  unanimous  nomination  from  the  State  Committee  of  the  Union 
Republican  Party,  an  independent  Republican  organization.  Judge  Yerkes 
came  within  forty  thousand  votes  of  an  election.  The  previous  year  the 
Democratic  ticket  was  defeated  by  a  majority  of  288,000.  In  Philadel- 
phia alone  Judge  Yerkes  received  103,000  votes,  10,000  in  excess  of  any 
previous  vote  of  his  party,  and  nearly  50,000  above  the  vote  of  his  party  ticket 
in  the  previous  election  for  President.  In  1903  he  received  from  his  party 
the  unanimous  nomination  for  a  third  term  in  the  judgeship  of  Bucks  County. 
By  this  time  the  county  had  become  overwhelmingly  Republican,  and  Judge 
Yerkes  failed  of  re-election,  although  he  ran  several  hundred  votes  ahead  of 
his  ticket,  as  he  had  done  in  all  former  instances  in  which  he  had  been  a  candi- 
date for  office. 

As  a  lawyer.  Judge  Yerkes  held  prominent  rank  at  the  bar,  and  as  a  judge, 
he  enjoyed  a  deservedly  high  reputation  throughout  the  State.  On  several 
occasions  the  bar  of  his  county,  by  unanimous  action,  bore  testimony  to  his 
ability,  impartiality,  integrity,  and  independent  judicial  character,  and  his 
reputation  as  an  exemplary  judge  became  so  widespread  that  he  was  frequently 
called  upon  to  assist  in  trials  in  the  courts  of  the  State  outside  of  his  own 
district.  On  one  of  these  occasions  he  assisted  in  disposing  of  accumulated 
business  in  the  Philadelphia  courts,  and  at  the  close  of  such  service  he  was 
highly  commended  for  his  work  by  the  newspapers  of  that  city.  The  Press, 
the  leading  Republican  journal,  said  of  him,  "  Judge  Harman  Yerkes,  of  Bucks 
County,  has  left  a  most  admirable  impression  with  all  who  have  had  any 
relations  with  the  court.  With  high  character  and  pronounced  ability,  he 
enjoys  a  quick  perception,  which  enables  him  to  measure  promptly  the  im- 
portance of  every  question  presented  to  him,  and  to  facilitate  business  without 

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in  the  Philadelphia  courts,  and  at  the  close  of  such  service  he  was 
for  his  work  by  the  newspapers  of  that  city.   The  Press, 
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the  least  sacrifice  of  the  dignity  of  the  proceedings,  so  common  in  haste." 
Judge  Yerkes,  after  twenty  years  service  on  the  bench,  returned  to  the  practice 
of  the  law  in  January  last,  and  will  doubtless  soon  again  occupy  a  prominent 
position  at  the  bar  of  his  native  State.  He  is  possessed  of  strong  physique 
and  a  vigorous  constitution,  and  continues  in  perfect  health.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  State  Bar  Association,  the  Historical  and  Colonial  societies  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, the  Bucks  County  Historical  Society,  the  Pennsylvania  Scotch-Irish 
and  German  societies,  the  Art  Club  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  Acorn  Club  of 
Doylestown,  and  is  Rector's  Warden  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church  at  Doyles- 
town. 

Judge  Yerkes  married,  24  June,  1869,  Emma  Buckman,  born  at  Castle 
Valley,  near  Doylestown,  31  August,  1842;  daughter  of  Monroe  Buckman  by 
his  wife  Mary  Shaw  Jamison,  and  granddaughter  of  Thomas  Buckman,  of 
Newtown,  Bucks  County. 

548.  ALFRED  EARLE  YERKES^  (Stephen^  Harman*,  Harman^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Stephen  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Amy  Hart  Montanye,  was  born  in  Warminster,  Bucks  County,  7  June, 
1846,  and  still  resides  there.  He  married,  27  December,  1865,  Mary  Ann 
Haslett,  born  in  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  28  February,  1847;  daughter 
of  Samuel  Murray  Haslett  by  his  wife  Cornelia  Van  Arsdalen.  He  is  a  farmer, 
his  farm  composing  a  part  of  the  "  Noble  Tract,"  and  being  one  of  those 
his  father  owned  at  the  time  of  his  death.   He  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Alfred  Earle®  and  Mary  Ann  (Haslett)  Yerkes;  all  bom  in  War- 
minster : 

1302.  George  Haslett  Yerkes',  born  6  October,  1866;  married  Sarah  Sperry. 

1303.  Frank  Edgar  Yerkes',  born  9  January,  1870 ;  married  Sue  May  Carpenter. 

1304.  Thomas  Alfred  Yerkes',  born  24  June,  1871 ;  died  15  January,  1875. 

1305.  Cora  May  Yerkes',  born  i  February,  1874 ;  died  3  May,  1889. 

1306.  Florence  Marguerite  Yerkes',  born  4  July,  1876;  married,  7  June,  1898,  Leigh- 

ton  Banks  Seiner. 

1307.  Adeleine  B.  Yerkes',  born  26  October,  1877. 

1308.  Amy  B.  Yerkes',  born  29  March,  1883. 

553.  REVEREND  DAVID  JOHN  YERKES,  D.D.«  (Joseph  Ball', 
William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes 
by  his  second  wife,  Hannah  John,  was  born  at  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  27  January,  1825.  He  was  prepared  for  college,  and  entered 
Columbian  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1848,  and  from  which  he  later  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  After  graduating 
he  studied  theology  in  Philadelphia,  and  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Baptist 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


Church.  He  has  served  as  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  of  Hollidaysburg, 
Pennsylvania,  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Pittsburg,  the  First  Bap- 
tist Church  of  Brooklyn,  'New  York,  and  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Plain- 
field,  New  Jersey,  of  which  latter  church  he  has  been  pastor  since  1863. 
During  his  pastorate  at  Plainfield,  the  membership  of  his  church  has  grown 
from  two  hundred  and  fifty  to  eight  hundred  and  eighty-three,  and  the 
church  is  now  recognized  as  one  of  the  strongest  in  the  denomination.  In 
1874  Dr.  Yerkes  made  a  tour  of  Palestine  and  Europe,  being  absent  eight 
months,  and  such  was  the  kindness  of  his  congregation  that  they  not  only  paid 
all  the  expenses  of  the  trip,  but  continued  his  salary  and  supplied  the  pulpit 
during  his  absence.  In  June,  1902,  after  nearly  forty  years  of  service  with  the 
church,  he  was  made  Pastor  Emeritus. 

Dr.  Yerkes  has  ever  exerted  a  wide  influence  for  good,  and  he  is  still  in 
vigorous  mental  activity.  He  is  the  oldest  pastor  in  Plainfield,  and  is  recog- 
nized in  his  denomination  throughout  the  country  as  an  able  theologian. 

He  married,  14  March,  1850,  Sarah  E.  Taylor,  born  at  Charlton,  Saratoga 
County,  New  York,  30  November,  1826;  daughter  of  Edward  Taylor  (who 
was  born  at  Charlton,  27  February,  1781)  by  his  wife  Eunice  Curtis  (who 
was  born  at  Danbury,  Connecticut,  20  December,  1885). 

Their  four  eldest  children  were  born  at  Hollidaysburg,  the  next  two  at 
Pittsburg,  the  seventh  at  Brooklyn,  and  the  remaining  four  at  Plainfield. 

Children  of  Reverend  David  John^  and  Sarah  E.  (Taylor)  Yerkes: 

1309.  Clara  Taylor  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  185 1 ;  married  Charles  Hagar  Smith. 

1310.  Ida  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  22  August,  1853. 

1311.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  16  December,  1854;  died  17  March,  1855. 

1312.  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes',  born  14  December,  1855 ;  married  Anna  Scott  Burgess. 

13 13.  Mary  Hannah  Yerkes',  born  8  October,  1857;  died  6  December,  i860. 

1314.  Susan  Eunice  Yerkes',  born  11  October,  1859;  died  16  March,  i860. 

1315.  Mary  Alice  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1861 ;  married  Walter  Miller  McGee. 

1316.  Hannah  John  Yerkes',  born  28  October,   1863 ;    married  William  Newell 

Flanders. 

1317.  Grace  Stelle  Yerkes',  born  10  March,  1865. 

1318.  Sarah  Thompson  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1866;  died  25  October,  1866. 

1319.  David  Vaughan  Yerkes',  born  25  December,  1869;  died  26  July,  1870. 

558.  HONORABLE  WILLIAM  HARMAN  YERKES«  (Joseph 
Ball',  William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  sixth  child 
of  Joseph  Ball  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  John,  was  born  at  Hatboro,  Penn- 
sylvania, 27  July,  1835;  died  at  his  country  seat,  at  that  place,  10  October, 
1885.  He  was  graduated  at  Lewisburg  College  (now  Bucknell  University), 
and  after  graduation  studied  law,  and  in  1859  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Montgomery  County.    Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  responded  to 

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the  first  call  "  to  arms,"  was  commissioned  Quartermaster  of  the  Fourth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  commanded  by  Colonel  John  F.  Hartranft,  and 
served  with  his  regiment  until  its  term  of  enlistment  (three  months)  expired. 
He  again  entered  the  service,  and  this  time  as  major  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  to  which  position  he  was  commissioned 
30  December,  1862,  serving  as  such  until  27  July,  1863,  when  his  regiment 
was  mustered  out.  Shortly  afterwards  he  was  appointed  Provost  Marshal  of 
Montgomery  County.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  became  a  resident  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that  city.  He  subsequently  became 
Assistant  City  Solicitor,  and  Solicitor  to  the  Fairmount  Park  Commission,  in 
which  latter  capacity  he  was  serving  when,  on  i  July,  1876,  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Governor  Hartranft,  his  old  military  commander,  he  took  his  seat 
as  Associate  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  No.  3,  of  Philadelphia 
County,  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  that  court  caused  by  the  death  of  Judge  Lynd, 
and  a  few  weeks  later  he  was  made  the  nominee  of  the  Republican  party  for 
the  same  position.  This  nomination  was  ratified  at  the  polls  at  the  following 
November  election,  and  in  January,  1877,  Judge  Yerkes  entered  upon  the  new 
term  of  ofiice  to  which  he  had  been  elected,  and  continued  his  judicial  career 
until  his  death.  "  He  was  a  patient,  learned,  and  laborious  judge.  The  conten- 
tions of  the  court-room  and  the  pains  of  impaired  health  never  ruffied  the 
serenity  of  his  manner,  and  in  his  demise  the  community  lost  an  able  magistrate, 
and  the  bar  an  ever  affable  and  sympathetic  friend."  *  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of 
the  United  States  and  the  Union  League  of  Philadelphia. 

Judge  Yerkes  married,  24  November,  1868,  Wilhelmine  Elizabeth  Hurst, 
born  at  Philadelphia,  13  August,  1842;  daughter  of  Alfred  Hurst  by  his  wife 
Wilhelmine  Elizabeth  Smith.  Mrs.  Yerkes  is  a  descendant  of  Francis  Rawle, 
Esqr,  the  founder  of  the  Rawle  Family  of  Philadelphia,  and  is  also  a  descendant 
of  Robert  Turner,  Esqr,  who  was  one  of  the  most  eminent  of  the  leading  men 
of  Philadelphia  during  its  early  history. 

Children  of  Honorable  William  Harman^  and  Wilhelmine  Elizabeth  (Hurst) 
Yerkes ;  all  born  at  Philadelphia : 

1320.  William  Harman  Yerkes',  born  5  January,  1870. 

1321.  John  Vaughan  Yerkes^  born  20  March,  1872. 

1322.  Nina  Reed  Yerkes',  born  15  January,  1875;   married  Jerry  Yellet  Rust,  and 

resides  at  San  Angelo,  Texas. 

570.  MARY  JARRETT  YERKES^  (Andrew  Long^,  William*,  Har- 
man^, Herman^,  Anthony^ ),  eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Andrew  Long 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Susan  Austin  Jarrett,  was  born  at  Jarrettown,  Montgomery 

*  Legal  Intelligencer,  i6  October,  1885. 
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County,  13  January,  1833;  married,  14  August,  1855,  John  A.  Blackburn, 
born  at  Glenroy,  Chester  County,  8  January,  1832;  son  of  Ephraim  Blackburn 
by  his  wife  Barbara  House.  Mr.  Blackburn  resides  at  Pottsboro,  Texas.  A 
few  years  after  his  marriage  he  removed  from  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania, 
to  Ohio,  and  later,  to  Texas. 

Children  of  John  A.  and  Mary  Jarrett^  (Yerkes)  Blackburn: 

1323.  Stephen  Blackburn',  born  20  May,  1856;  married,  2  lanuary,  1899,  Mary  Ellis; 

resides  at  Davis,  Indian  Territory. 

1324.  Walter  D.  Blackburn',  born  26  January,  1858. 

1325.  Morris  H.  Blackburn',  born  7  April,  1861 ;  married  Eva  Grissom ;  resides  at 

Silo,  Indian  Territory. 

1326.  Laura  E.  Blackburn',  born  18  March,  1866;  married,  in  1881,  Albert  Grissom; 

resides  at  Woodville,  Indian  Territory. 

1327.  E.  Brinton  Blackburn',  married  in  February,  1890,  Mary  Miller,  and  resides  at 

Pottsboro,  Texas. 

1328.  Harris  A.  Blackburn',  married  Sallie  Angel. 

1329.  Emmett  Yerkes  Blackburn',  born  26  August,  1875 ;  married  Letitia  White. 

571.  EDWARD  YERKES«  (Andrew  Long^  William*,  Harman^,  Her- 
man*, Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Andrew  Long  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Susan  Austin  Jarrett,  was  born  at  Jarrettown,  Montgomery  County,  17 
August,  1834;  died  at  Lombard,  Maryland,  22  April,  1885;  married,  6  March, 
1856,  Lucy  Algard,  born  10  September,  1832;  daughter  of  John  Algard  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Hagar,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Bucks  County.  Mr. 
Yerkes  removed  with  his  parents  from  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania, 
to  Lombard,  Cecil  County,  Maryland,  where  he  engaged  in  business  as  farmer 
and  blacksmith. 

Children  of  Edward^  and  Lucy  (Algard)  Yerkes;  born  at  Lombard: 

1330.  Mary  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  29  October,  1856;  died  5  August,  1858. 

1331.  Clinton  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  5  August,  1858;  married  Virginia  Taylor. 

1332.  Annie  Laura  Yerkes',  born  18  December,  i860. 

1333-  James  Willett  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1862;  married  Margaret  Cameron. 
1334.  Susan  Hagar  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1864;  married  Charles  B.  Wilson. 

572.  LETITIA  ESTHER  YERKES«  (Andrew  Long^,  William^  Har- 
man^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  Andrew 
Long  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Susan  Austin  Jarrett,  was  born  in  Jarrettown,  Mont- 
gomery County,  16  November,  1837;  died  at  Lombard,  Maryland,  16  April, 
1885;  married,  i  February,  1855,  William  Sidwell,  born  in  Chester  County, 
21  May,  1831;  son  of  Richard  Sidwell  by  his  wife  Mary  Grififith,  both  of 
Chester  County.  William  Sidwell  is  a  farmer,  and  now  resides  at  Lombard, 
having  previously  resided  in  Chester  County,  where  most  of  his  children  were 
born. 

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Children  of  William  and  Letitia  Esther^  ( Yerkes)  Sidwell : 

1335-  Joseph  Richard  Sidwell',  born  5  December,  1855;  died  11  March,  1861. 

1336.  Charles  Whiteman  Sidwell',  born  11  February,  1858;  married  Sadie  Flahart, 

and  resides  at  Delta,  York  County,  Pennsylvania. 
1337-  Son',  unnamed,  born  and  died  27  June,  i86o. 

1338.  Ella  Dora  Sidwell',  born  8  June,  1861 ;  died  i  July,  1903 ;  married    Pyle, 

who  resides  at  Macton,  Harford  County,  Maryland. 

1339.  Mary  Eva  Sidwell',  born  21  January,  1864;  married,  11  January,  1891,  Gran- 

ville Hoopes,  and  resides  at  Wilmington,  Delaware. 

1340.  Anna  Ruth  Sidwell',  born  27  May,  1866;  married,  10  May,  1888,  Samuel  John 

Reed,  and  resides  at  Wilmington,  Delaware. 

1341.  Andrew  Franklin  Sidwell',  born  21  October,  1869. 

1342.  Arthur  Austin  Sidwell',  born  9  February,  1872;   married,  24  February,  1897, 

Bella  Whann,  and  resides  at  Wilmington,  Delaware. 

1343.  Bertha  Sidwell',  born  27  March,  1876 ;  died  in  1879. 

1344.  Clara  Letitia  Sidwell',  born  27  November,  1879 ;  died  25  July,  1902. 
1345-  Owen  G.  Sidwell',  born  27  January,  1882. 

573.  LYDIA  W.  YERKES^  (Andrew  Long^,  William*,  Harman^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Andrew  Long  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Susan  Austin  Jarrett,  was  born  at  Jarrettown,  Montgomery  County, 
2  November,  1839;  married,  29  December,  1859,  Robert  Mackey,  born  at 
Pleasant  Hill,  Delaware,  15  March,  1837;  son  of  David  Mackey  by  his  wife 
Catharine  Holland.  Mr.  Mackey  is  a  wagon  manufacturer,  and  resides  at 
Fairhill,  Cecil  County,  Maryland.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  High  Sheriff  of 
Cecil  County. 

Children  of  Robert  and  Lydia  W.^  (Yerkes)  Mackey: 

1346.  Andrew  Jarrett  Mackey',  born  6  October,  i860;   married,  18  December,  1885, 

Lottie  Perry,  and  resides  at  Blake,  Cecil  County. 

1347.  Susan  J.  Mackey',  born  7  January,  1865. 

1348.  Harvey  H.  Mackey',  born  11  September,  1868;   married,  12  November,  1896, 

Margaret  Biles,  and  resides  at  Elkton,  Maryland. 

1349.  David  C.  Mackey',  born  27  December,  1878. 

610.  HARRISON  YERKES«  (Silas^  Daniel*,  Silas^  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  third  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Fetter,  was  born  in  Northampton  Township,  Bucks  County,  i  June,  1835; 
died  at  Doylestown,  26  May,  1902;  married,  5  January,  i860,  Mary  Alice  Van 
Arsdalen,  born  9  December,  1832;  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  Eliza  Van 
Arsdalen. 

Children  of  Harrison®  and  Mary  Alice  (Van  Arsdalen)  Yerkes: 

1350.  Linford  Yerkes',  born  12  September,  i860;  died  in  i860. 

1351.  Almeda  B.  Yerkes',  born  14  April,  1863 ;  married,  4  February,  1886,  George  M. 

Lewis,  son  of  Elijah  Lewis,  of  Doylestown.  Issue:  (1352)  Frank  Cleve- 
land Lewis',  born  23  February,  1887.    (1353)  Harry  Newton  Lewis',  born 

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I  January,  1889;  died  10  July,  1889.  (1354)  Mabel  Lewis',  born  5  Sep- 
tember, 1892;  died  2  August,  1893.  (1355)  Elmer  Raymond  Lewis',  born 
29  August,  1894;  died  9  March,  1898.  (1356)  Edna  May  Lewis',  born  29 
October,  1896;  died  16  August,  1897. 
1357-  George  R.  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1869;  died  aged  one  year,  two  months,  and  nine 
days. 

612.  SILAS  YERKES«  (Silas',  Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
third  son  and  fifth  child  of  Silas  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Fetter,  was 
born  near  Richboro,  Bucks  County,  22  August,  1843;  married  (i),  26  Feb- 
ruary, 1868,  Elizabeth  McNair  Rubinkam,  born  at  Philadelphia,  21  July, 
1847;  di^d  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey,  10  September,  1897;  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Irwin  Rubinkam  by  his  wife  Anna  Maria  Wynkoop,  both  of  Bucks 
County;  (2),  18  October,  1899,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Johnson  Meredith,  widow  of 
Howard  M.  Meredith;  born  at  Philadelphia,  24  February,  1848.  He  is  a  dry- 
goods  commission  merchant  in  New  York,  and  resides  in  that  city.  His 
eldest  child  was  born  at  Doylestown,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  others  at  Phila- 
delphia. 

Children  of  Silas®  and  Elizabeth  McNair  (Rubinkam)  Yerkes: 

1358.  Anna  Rubinkam  Yerkes',  born  27  April,  1870;  married,  2  June,  1892,  Gilbert 
Theobald  Rhoads,  born  at  Reading,  Pennsylvania ;  son  of  Samuel  Gilbert 
Rhoads  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Lehr.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rhoads  are  Episco- 
palians, and  they  reside  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey.  Issue:  (1359)  Gilbert 
Norman  Rhoads',  born  at  Plainfield,  23  April,  1894. 

1360.  Margaret  Fetter  Yerkes',  born  20  June,  1873. 

1361.  Nathaniel  Irwin  Yerkes',  born  29  January,  1884. 

613.  WILLIAM  COLLADAY  YERKES«  (Jonathan^,  Daniel*,  Silas', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Juliana 
Colladay,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  6  October,  1823;  mar- 
ried, II  March,  1847,  Hannah  Maag  Lesher,  born  at  Philadelphia,  16  Decem- 
ber, 1825;  died  at  Nottingham,  Chester  County,  2  September,  1896;  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Lesher  by  his  wife  Mary  Maag.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  farmer,  but 
retired  from  business  some  years  ago.  He  is  a  Presbyterian,  and  resides  at 
Nottingham. 

Children  of  William  Colladay^  and  Hannah  Maag  (Lesher)  Yerkes;  born  in 
Moreland : 

1362.  Jonathan  Howard  Yerkes',  born  15  April,  1849;  married  Anna  E.  Cornell. 

1363.  Benjamin  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  1851;    married  Janette  R.  Fetter,  and 

resides  at  Buck,  Lancaster  County. 

614.  DANIEL  YERKES®  (Jonathan*,  Daniel*,  Silas^  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  second  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Juliana 

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Colladay,  was  born  at  Northampton,  Bucks  County,  13  December,  1828; 
married,  at  Philadelphia,  3  January,  1856,  Emily  Heaton,  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  County,  3  November,  1831 ;  died  at  Southampton,  Bucks  County, 
29  December,  1899;  daughter  of  WilHam  Heaton  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Stock- 
dale.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  on  his  farm  at  Southampton,  where  he  has  for  many 
years  successfully  engaged  in  farming.   He  is  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  DanieP  and  Emily  (Heaton)  Yerkes: 

1364.  Albert  Yerkes',  born  6  April,  and  died  25  August,  1857. 

1365.  William  Heaton  Yerkes',  born  17  May,  1859;  married  Caroline  Hogeland. 

1366.  Julia  Yerkes',  born  14  February,  1861. 

1367.  Walter  Creswell  Yerkes',  born  i  November,  1864;   married  Emily  Hoben- 

sack. 

1368.  Ella  R.  Yerkes',  born  14  November,  1867;  died  7  March,  1883. 

628.  ROBERT  LEWIS  YERKES^  (Hiram^,  Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Hiram  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Anna  Lewis,  was  born 
12  September,  1836;  died  at  Cheltenham,  Montgomery  County,  25  August, 
1891 ;  married,  circa  1868,  Mary  Hudnet,  born  in  Bucks  County,  23  June, 
1835;  daughter  of  Charles  Hudnet  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Johnson.  Mrs. 
Yerkes  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Robert  Lewis''  and  Mary  (Hudnet)  Yerkes: 

1369.  Ada  H.  Yerkes',  born  12  July,  i860. 

1370.  Stanley  Lewis  Yerkes',  born  28  November,  1874;   married,  in  March,  1898, 

Catharine  Costello,  born  at  Cortlandt,  New  York,  19  May,  1877;  daughter 
of  Thomas  Costello  by  his  wife  Alice  Gleason. 

629.  SARAH  ESTHER  YERKES^  (Hiram',  Daniel*,  Silas^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Hiram  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Anna  Lewis,  was  born  in  Southampton  Township,  Bucks  County,  29 
September,  1838;  married,  9  April,  1862,  George  W.  Moore,  born  in  More- 
land,  Montgomery  County,  13  January,  1838;  son  of  James  Jordan  Moore 
by  his  wife  Mary  Sentman,  or  Sandman.  Mr.  Moore  is  a  carriage-builder, 
and  resides  in  Hatboro.    He  and  his  wife  are  Methodists. 

Children  of  George  W.  and  Sarah  Esther^  (Yerkes)  Moore: 

1371.  Ella  Moore',  born  25  July,  1864. 

1372.  Annie  Lewis  Moore',  born  10  September,  1865. 

1373-  James  Newton  Moore',  born  28  June,  1876 ;  died  30  March,  1886. 

630.  MARTIN  VAN  BUREN  YERKES«  (Hiram^  Daniel*,  Silas^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Hiram  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Anna  Lewis,  was  born  at  Jamison's  Corners,  Bucks  County,  11  September, 
1840;  married,  31  January,  1872,  Mary  Jane  Du  Bree,  born  at  Abington, 

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Montgomery  County,  9  February,  1840;  died  at  Berwyn,  Pennsylvania,  28 
February,  1897;  daughter  of  Charles  Du  Bree  by  his  wife  Mary  Kerr.  Mr. 
Yerkes  is  a  harness-maker,  and  in  religious  faith  a  Presbyterian.  He  resides 
at  Berwyn. 

Children  of  Martin  Van  Buren^  and  Mary  Jane  (Du  Bree)  Yerkes: 

1374.  Charles  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  7  February,  1873;  died  24  April,  1875. 

1375.  William  Tompkins  Yerkes',  born  18  January,  1875. 

1376.  Carroll  Harvey  Yerkes',  born  18  August,  1876. 

1377.  Archibald  Murphy  Yerkes',  born  22  April,  1878;  died  28  August,  1900. 

1378.  Dawson  Martin  Yerkes',  born  9  January,  1882. 

631.  DAVID  LEWIS  YERKES«  (Hiram^,  Daniel*,  Silas^  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Hiram  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Anna 
Lewis,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  21  February,  1842;  married, 
in  December,  1870,  Maria  Raab,  born  at  Columbus,  Burlington  County,  New 
Jersey,  in  October,  1846;  daughter  of  Morris  P.  Raab  by  his  wife  Sarah  R. 
Picker.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Bryn  Mawr,  where  he  engaged  in  farming 
until  1892,  since  which  time  he  has  been  in  business  as  a  merchant.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Yerkes  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  David  Lewis®  and  Maria  (Raab)  Yerkes: 

1379.  Milton  Raab  Yerkes',  born  3  September,  1871 ;   married,  i  December,  1897, 

Maude  Snyder,  born  19  January,  1876;  daughter  of  Eugene  Snyder  by  his 
wife  Mary  Schultz.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Bryn  Mawr,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  business  as  a  civil  engineer.  Issue:  (1380)  Ruth  Yerkes^  born  19 
February,  1899.    (1381)  Marian  Yerkes',  born  6  September,  1901. 

1382.  Harry  Vasey  Yerkes',  born  6  March,  1873;  married,  10  September,  1902,  Mabel 

Rohrman.   Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Bryn  Mawr. 

633.  DANIEL  HIRAM  YERKES«  (Hiram^,  Daniel^  Silas',  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Hiram  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Anna  Lewis,  was  born  at  Richboro,  Bucks  County,  21  July,  1846;  married, 
24  February,  1881,  Emma  Jane  Townsend,  born  in  Lancaster  County,  26 
February,  i860;  daughter  of  John  Townsend  by  his  wife  Eliza  J.  Lowers, 
both  of  whom  were  born  in  Chester  County.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  carriage  and 
wagon-builder.  His  three  eldest  children  were  born  at  Ashbourne,  and  the 
others  at  Philadelphia,  where  he  has  resided  since  1885.   He  is  a  Presbyterian. 

Children  of  Daniel  Hiram®  and  Emma  Jane  (Townsend)  Yerkes: 

1383.  Ella  Townsend  Yerkes',  born  i  December,  1881. 

1384.  Newton  Townsend  Yerkes',  born  15  March,  1884. 

1385.  Edith  Lowers  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1886. 

1386.  Simeon  Malcolm  Yerkes',  born  6  November,  1889. 

1387.  George  Moore  Yerkes',  born  21  August,  1894. 

1388.  Sarah  Esther  Yerkes',  born  20  May,  1898. 

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635.  REVEREND  EL  WOOD  CRAVEN  YERKES«  (Hiram^  Dan- 
iel*, Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  eighth  and  youngest  child  of 
Hiram  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Anna  Lewis,  was  born  at  Yerkesville  (now  Ter- 
wood),  Montgomery  County,  4  June,  1852;  died  at  Philadelphia,  14  June, 
1899;  married,  19  November,  1873,  Abigail  Lippincott  Hepburn,  born  at 
Penn  Valley,  Bucks  County,  12  May,  1852;  daughter  of  Stacy  Tantom  Hep- 
burn by  his  wife  Sarah  Ann  Vansant.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  county  and  the  State  Normal  School  at  Millersville.  In 
the  sixteenth  year  of  his  age  he  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  at  Hatboro.  A  few  years  later,  after  having  taught  one  year  in  a 
public  school,  and  preaching  one  year  under  Presiding  Elder  William  Cooper, 
on  Attleboro  Circuit,  Bucks  County,  he  entered  the  Philadelphia  Methodist 
Episcopal  Conference,  and  was  a  faithful  and  beloved  pastor  of  the  following 
churches :  Evansburg,  Kennett  Square,  Upland,  Jenkintown  and  Jarrettown, 
Georgetown  and  Gap,  Millersburg,  Belmont,  in  West  Philadelphia,  Coates- 
ville,  Pen  Argyl,  St.  Paul's,  in  Lancaster,  and  Catasauqua,  and  the  last  three 
months  of  his  life  at  Messiah,  Philadelphia, 

Children  of  Reverend  Elwood  Craven^  and  Abigail  Lippincott  (Hepburn) 
Yerkes : 

1389.  Carrie  Hepburn  Yerkes',  born  5  May,  1875. 

1390.  Anna  Mary  Yerkes',  born  9  October,  1877. 

636.  MARY  ETTA  LESHER  YERKES^  (Harrison^,  DanielS  Silas^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Harrison  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary 
Elizabeth  Lesher,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  25  December, 
1840;  married,  15  August,  1865,  Charles  C.  McNair,  born  at  Churchville, 
Bucks  County,  2  January,  1836;  son  of  Samuel  McNair  by  his  wife  Ann 
Long.  Mr.  McNair  is  a  merchant,  and  resides  at  Hatboro,  and  he  and  his  wife 
are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Charles  C.  and  Mary  Etta  Lesher^  (Yerkes)  McNair;  born  at 
Hatboro : 

1391.  Charles  J.  McNair',  born  9  February,  1869. 

1392.  Mary  L.  McNair',  born  28  April,  1870. 

1393-  Charles  Edwin  McNair',  born  25  June,  1873. 

638.  SAMUEL  J.  CRESWELL  YERKES^  (Harrison^  Daniel*, 
Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Harrison  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Mary  Elizabeth  Lesher,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery 
County,  3  November,  1853;  died  at  New  York  City,  25  September,  1898; 
married,  2  September,  1874,  Elizabeth  Beckwell  Trimmer,  born  in  War- 
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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


minster,  Bucks  County,  15  January,  1854;  daughter  of  Charles  Trimmer  by 

his  wife  Jane  P.  Phair.    Mrs.  Yerkes  married,  as  second  husband,   

Chaney,  and  resides  at  Cloverly,  Maryland. 

Children  of  Samuel  J.  CreswelP  and  Elizabeth  Beckwell  (Trimmer)  Yerkes: 

1394.  Pauline  Yerkes',  born  at  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania,  16  June,  1875;  married,  15 
June,  1899,  Charles  Truman  Wilber,  born  at  Washington,  D.  C,  i  February, 
1872;  son  of  Emery  A.  Wilber  by  his  wife  Oceana  A.  Walker.  Mr.  Wilber 
is  the  agent  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company  at  Washington. 
Issue:   (1395)  IvA  Mae  Wilber',  born  13  August,  1902. 

1396.  HuRLBERT  Agnew  Yerkes',  born  27  April,  1878. 

1397.  Jere  Trimmer  Yerkes',  born  27  March,  1880. 

639.  WILLIAM  HARRISON  YERKES«  (Harrison^  Daniel*,  Silas^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^ ) ,  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Harrison  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Elizabeth  Lesher,  was  born  at  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  3 
December,  1857;  married,  26  September,  1884,  Emily  Irene  Hughes,  born  at 
Bridgeport;  daughter  of  Nathan  Rambo  Hughes  by  his  wife  Amanda  E. 
Stacker.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Norristown,  where  his  children  were  born. 
Mrs.  Yerkes  is  a  great-granddaughter  of  Colonel  Isaac  Hughes,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, who  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolution  and  a  son  of  John  Hughes, 
Esq"",  of  Philadelphia,  the  noted  "  Stamp-Master." 

Children  of  William  Harrison^  and  Emily  Irene  (Hughes)  Yerkes: 

1398.  Beatrice  Hughes  Yerkes',  born  10  November,  1891 ;  died  27  August,  1892. 

1399.  Frances  Mildred  Yerkes',  born  6  September,  1893. 

641.  BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  YERKES«  (Jacob  Buzart',  Ben- 
jamin*, Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Jacob  Buzart  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Maria  Tyson,  was  born  at  Adamstown,  Lancaster  County,  8  Decem- 
ber, 1829;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  12  June,  1859,  Elizabeth  Smith,  born 
at  Philadelphia,  6  February,  1826;  died  there,  18  May,  1875;  daughter  of 
Charles  Smith  by  his  wife  Katharine  Zollers. 

Children  of  Benjamin  Franklin^  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 
Philadelphia : 

1400.  Kate  Smith  Yerkes',  born  19  January,  and  died  16  July,  1861. 

1401.  Fannie  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1862 ;  died  4  August,  1864. 

1402.  Henry  Clay  Yerkes',  born  13  June,  1865 ;  died  24  August,  1866. 

1403.  Walter  Lincoln  Yerkes',  born  5  November,  1867;  married,  22  October,  1890, 

Cora  Linn  Tod,  born  at  Philadelphia,  14  September,  1864;  daughter  of 
William  Tod  by  his  wife  Rachel  Jane  Forman.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at 
Philadelphia.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  is 
the  Eminent  Commander  of  Kensington  Commandery,  No.  54. 

1404.  Benjamin  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  9  November,  1871 ;  died  8  August,  1872. 

1405.  Burton  Yerkes',  born  16  February,  and  died  18  May,  1875. 

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642.  ISAAC  BRENIZEN  YERKES^  (Jacob  Buzart^,  Benjamin*, 
Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Jacob  Buzart  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Maria  Tyson,  was  born  at  Sinking  Spring,  Berks  County,  19 
February,  1832;  died  at  Bainbridge,  Lancaster  County,  24  January,  1892; 
married,  26  March,  1861,  Catharine  Dunbar,  born  at  Columbia,  same  county, 
13  November,  1835;  died  at  Bainbridge,  18  August,  1892;  daughter  of 
Thomas  Dunbar  by  his  wife  Mary  Henege.    Mr.  Yerkes  was  a  blacksmith. 

Children  of  Isaac  Brenizen^  and  Catharine  (Dunbar)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 

Mt.  Joy,  Lancaster  County: 

1406.  Maria  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  12  February,  1862;  married,  15  October,  1890, 
John  W.  Arnold,  born  in  Chanceford  Township,  York  County,  10  August, 
1864;  son  of  George  Arnold  by  his  wife  Catharine  Snyder.  Issue:  (1407) 
Catharine  Arnold',  born  at  Cambridge,  28  May,  1892.  They  reside  at 
Oberlin,  Pennsylvania. 

1408.  Emma  Yerkes',  born  22  August,  1863;  married,  24  December,  1884,  Harry  R. 

Hoover,  of  Bainbridge. 

1409.  Lottie  Yerkes',  born  7  November,  1865 ;  married,  6  March,  1891,  D.  B.  Kauff- 

man,  of  Bainbridge. 

1410.  Silas  Grant- Yerkes',  born  25  May,  1867;  married,  31  December,  1891,  Elizabeth 

Shaeffer,  born  20  June,  1870;  daughter  of  William  ShaefTer  by  his  wife 
Mary  Shearer.  They  had  a  child,  (1411)  unnamed,  born  15,  and  died  25  April, 
1898.    He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Bainbridge. 

645.  CHARLOTTE  YERKES^  (Jacob  Buzart»,  BenjaminS  Silas', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  Jacob  Buzart 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Maria  Tyson,  was  born  at  Plough  Village,  Pennsylvania, 
27  November,  1835;  died  at  Columbia,  6  July,  1879;  married,  at  Harrisburg, 
18  May,  1854,  Cornelius  Shell,  Esqr,  born  at  Harrisburg,  29  November, 
1825;  died  there,  16  February,  1864;  son  of  John  Jacob  Shell,  of  that  city. 
Mr.  Shell  was  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  County  bar,  and  practised  law  at 
Harrisburg,  where  all  of  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Cornelius  and  Charlotte^  (Yerkes)  Shell : 

1412.  Catharine  Maria  Shell',  born  20  March,  1855;   died  18  March,  1888;  mar- 

ried, 12  October,  1873,  David  Welsh. 

1413.  Mary  Elizabeth  Shell',  born  24  July,  and  died  15  August,  1856. 

1414.  Alice  Cecelia  Shell',  born  30  October,  1857;    married,  12  September,  1876, 

Samuel  Welsh,  and  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

1415.  Sarah  Pauline  Shell',  born  9  November,  1859;  died  28  August,  1861. 

1416.  Fannie  Kinzer  Shell',  born  15  March,  1862;    married,  7  July,  1880,  Harry 

Stephens,  and  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

648.  JAMES  HILL  YERKES«  (Silas  Ayres»,  Benjamin*,  Silas',  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of  Silas  Ayres  Yerkes  by  his 

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wife  Susannah  Sarah  Hill,  was  born  at  Rochester,  New  York,  i  April,  1836; 
married,  31  August,  1858,  Mary  Bristol. 

Children  of  James  HilP  and  Mary  (Bristol)  Yerkes: 

1417.  William  Yerkes',  died  young. 

1418.  Mary  Helen  Yerkes'. 

1419.  Susan  Hill  Yerkes'. 

649.  JANE  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Silas  Ayres^  Benjamin*,  Silas^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  Silas  Ayres  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Susannah  Sarah  Hill,  was  born  at  Rochester,  New  York,  21 
October,  1840,  and  was  educated  at  the  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary.  She 
married,  at  Lima,  New  York,  22  June,  1861,  Honorable  Charles  Simeon 
Baker,  born  at  Churchville,  New  York,  18  February,  1839;  died  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  21  April,  1902;  son  of  James  Baker  (born  in  Suffolk  County, 
England,  23  March,  1802)  by  his  wife  Catharine  Gaul.  Charles  Simeon 
Baker  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  i860.  He  volunteered  at 
the  first  call  for  troops  in  1861,  and  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  in 
Company  E,  Twenty-Seventh  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry.  Disabled  at 
the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  was  discharged  from  the  service  on  account  of 
disabilities  in  1862,  and,  returning  to  Rochester,  he  resumed  the  practice 
of  law.  He  served  three  terms  as  a  member  of  the  Monroe  County  Board 
of  Supervisors,  and  two  years  on  the  Board  of  Education.  In  1878  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  New  York,  and  served  three  years  in 
the  Assembly  and  two  in  the  Senate.  From  1885  until  1891  he  represented 
his  district  in  the  National  Congress.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  on 
Territories,  and,  with  the  late  Samuel  S.  Cox,  had  charge  of  the  legislation 
which  resulted  in  the  admission  into  the  Union  of  the  States  of  North  and 
South  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho,  Washington,  and  Wyoming.  In  the  Fifty- 
first  Congress,  as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Commerce,  he  was  author  of 
a  bill  creating  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  and  strongly  advocated 
the  recently  formed  Department  of  Commerce.  Mr.  Baker  was  a  32°  Mason, 
and  he  and  his  wife  were  Presbyterians. 

Children  of  Honorable  Charles  Simeon  and  Jane  Elizabeth®  (Yerkes)  Baker; 
all  born  at  Rochester: 

1420.  Charles  Ayres  Baker',  born  6  March,  1863;    married,  24  December,  1885, 

Emma  Brooks  Knapp,  born  i6  March,  1866;  daughter  of  Royal  Charles 
Knapp  by  his  wife  Orinda  Ellen  De  Cue.  He  is  a  stock-broker  and  banker 
at  Washington,  D.  C.  Issue:  (1421)  Jeanette  Eleanor  Baker',  born  5 
November,  1886.  (1422)  Charles  Silas  Baker',  born  12  April,  1888.  (1423) 
Royal  Knapp  Baker',  born  25  May,  1890.  (1424)  Warren  Lowe  Baker', 
born  9  May,  1892. 

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1425.  Mary  Louise  Baker',  born  24  May,  1866;  died  14  January,  1867. 

1426.  Leigh  Yerkes  Baker',  born  18  June,  1868;  married,  22  June,  1893,  Lucie  May 

Wilkie,  born  25  September,  1867;  daughter  of  Charles  Melville  Wilkie  by 
his  wife  Sophia  Jeannette  Beardsley.  He  is  a  physician,  and  is  practising 
medicine  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

1427.  Cornelius  Bruff  Baker',  born  21  July,  1871 ;  married,  11  October,  1892,  Susan 

Barnett  Merrill.   He  resides  at  Hiawatha,  Kansas. 

1428.  William  James  Baker',  born  9  October,  1875;  married,  11  April,  1898,  Marian 

Olive  Bradley,  born  9  February,  1877 ;  daughter  of  Charles  Schenck  Bradley 
by  his  wife  Emma  Orcutt  Brackett.  He  is  a  lawyer,  and  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Rochester. 

1429.  Harold  Hill  Baker',  born  11  July,  1881. 

654.  JOSEPH  DENNIS  YERKES«  (William',  Josephs  StephenS 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hester 
Dennis,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  8  October,  1818;  died  at  Novi, 
Michigan,  29  May,  1899;  married,  7  October,  1840,  Mary  Dunlap,  born  at 
Ovid,  New  York,  18  August,  1823;  daughter  of  William  Dunlap  by  his 
wife  Sarah  Nevins.  Mr.  Yerkes  removed  from  New  York,  to  Michigan, 
and  there  became  a  prosperous  farmer.  His  eldest  and  the  three  youngest 
children  were  born  at  Novi,  and  the  others  at  Plymouth,  Michigan. 

Children  of  Joseph  Dennis®  and  Mary  (Dunlap)  Yerkes: 

1430.  Maria  Yerkes',  born  17  November,  1842;   died  16  December,  1890;  married 

William  Oscar  Lee. 

1431.  Ella  Yerkes',  born  8  August,  1844;  married  Mead. 

1432.  Gertrude  Yerkes',  born  17  April,  1846;  died  28  June,  1899;  married  John 

Wilford  Fitzgerald. 

1433.  Henry  Clay  Yerkes',  born  9  March,  1848;  died  31  May,  1893. 

1434.  Anna  Yerkes',  born  19  April,  1850;  died  2  December,  1855. 

1435.  Edward  Payson  Yerkes',  born  4  January,  1852;  died  24  October,  1864. 

1436.  Andrew  Dunlap  Yerkes',  born  14  July,  1855 ;  died  3  October,  1890. 

1437.  Mary  Janette  Yerkes',  born  23  August,  1857;  died  22  September,  1898. 

1438.  Clement  Charles  Yerkes',  born  11  May,  1863;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June, 

1885 ;  practised  law  at  Sault  St.  Marie,  Michigan,  from  1887  until  1892 ; 
was  treasurer  of  that  city  in  1899  and  1900 ;  removed  to  Northville,  Michi- 
gan, where  he  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  since  1892, 
and  has  held  the  office  of  Village  Attorney  for  the  past  five  years. 

657.  MARY  YERKES«  (William',  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eldest  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Hester  Dennis,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  26  July,  1823;  died  at 
Novi,  Michigan,  6  March,  185 1;  married,  8  October,  1840,  John  C.  Emery, 
born  at  South  Wales,  Erie  County,  New  York;  died  at  Northville,  Michigan, 
in  December,  1884;  son  of  Josiah  Emery  by  his  wife  Susannah  Little. 

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Children  of  John  C.  and  Mary^  (Yerkes)  Emery;  the  two  eldest  born  at 
Lyons,  Michigan,  and  the  youngest  at  Novi : 

1439.  Ellen  Yerkes  Emery',  born  4  March,  1843;  married,  19  July,  1865,  Henry  W. 

Holcomb. 

1440.  JosiAH  Emery',  born  in  December,  1844 ;  married,  in  1867,  Cordelia  Bradley. 

1441.  Zachary  Taylor  Emery',  born  22  February,  1847;   married,  in  1885,  Georgia 

Colville. 

659.  SILAS  ALLEN  YERKES«  (William^  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  fifth  son  and  sixth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Hester  Dennis,  was  born  at  Novi,  Michigan,  8  November,  1827;  married, 
18  August,  1849,  Eleanor  Andrews  McCarty,  bom  at  Westfield,  Medina 
County,  Ohio,  8  April,  1829;  daughter  of  Abraham  Francis  McCarty  by 
his  wife  Eliza  Andrews,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  New  York.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  the  first  of  his  father's  children  born  in  Michigan.  About  the 
time  of  his  marriage  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  uncleared  land,  at  what 
is  now  Bennington,  Michigan,  upon  which  he  settled  and  has  since  resided, 
carrying  on  farming.  His  wife  writes :  "  He  began  life  in  the  woods, 
and  cleared  over  two  hundred  acres  of  our  land." 

Children  of  Silas  Allen^  and  Eleanor  Andrews  (McCarty)  Yerkes;  bom 
at  Bennington: 

1442.  William  Francis  Yerkes',  born  20  April,  1850;  died  22  February,  1858. 

1443.  Hettie  Eliza  Yerkes',  born  22  March,  1854;    married,  5  September,  1883, 

Thomas  Jay  Perkins,  a  dry-goods  merchant,  at  Northville,  Michigan,  born 
at  Virgil,  New  York,  29  January,  1847. 

660.  ROBERT  YERKES«  (William^,  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hester 
Dennis,  was  born  at  Novi,  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  26  September,  1829; 
married,  7  October,  1856,  Sarah  Holmes,  born  at  Royalton,  New  York,  25 
August,  1827;  daughter  of  Rosekrans  Holmes  by  his  wife  Salome  Wake- 
man.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  representative  citizen  of  Novi,  and  is  well  and  widely 
known  in  his  locality  for  his  active  interest  in  public  enterprises,  especially 
the  cause  of  education.  He  was  bred  a  farmer,  and  passed  the  early  years 
of  his  life  on  his  father's  farm.  He  is  a  large  landed  proprietor.  His  first 
purchase  of  land  was  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  in  Section  26, 
Novi  Township,  for  which  he  paid  twenty-five  dollars  an  acre,  selling  the 
same,  fourteen  years  later,  for  sixty  dollars  an  acre,  and  at  the  same  time 
purchasing  what  is  now  his  home  farm  at  Northville.  He  owns  four  hun- 
dred and  forty  acres  of  land,  divided  into  several  farms,  which  are  worked 
by  tenants  under  his  supervision.  He  has  always  taken  an  active  interest 
in  political  afifairs,  his  affiliations  being  with  the  Republican  party.    In  1862 

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he  was  elected  treasurer  of  Oakland  County;  served  as  justice  of  the  peace 
for  twelve  years,  and  has  been  a  director  in  the  Northville  school  board.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Northville. 
Mr.  Yerkes  has  been  an  elder  of  the  church  for  twenty-five  years,  and  has 
also  been  one  of  its  trustees  and  the  superintendent  of  its  Sunday-school. 
Mrs.  Yerkes  is  a  woman  of  much  culture,  and  was  a  teacher  for  ten  years 
during  her  early  life. 

Children  of  Robert®  and  Sarah  (Holmes)  Yerkes: 

1444.  John  Gaylord  Yerkes',  born  15  August,  1857;  died  21  June,  i860. 

1445.  William  Holmes  Yerkes',  born  7  September,  i860;  married,  20  February,  1883, 

Helen  Antoinette  Blackwood,  born  7  April,  i860;  daughter  of  Isaac  Newton 
and  Elizabeth  Y.  Blackwood.    He  resides  at  Northville. 

1446.  George  Bassett  Yerkes',  born  16  November,  1864;  married  Jennie  G.  Butterfield. 

1447.  Donald  Purdy  Yerkes',  born  22  October,  1866;  married  Nellie  McRobert. 

1448.  Robert  Claire  Yerkes',  born  28  February,  1868;   married,  11  November,  1891, 

Mary  Simmons,  born  6  October,  1869;  daughter  of  Lawrence  W.  Simmons 
by  his  wife  Frances  A.  Rice.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Northville,  and  is  the 
general  manager  of  the  Globe  Furniture  Company,  Limited,  manufacturers 
of  sanitary  wood-work. 

662.  CHARLES  YERKES^  (William^,  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eighth  son  and  ninth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hester 
Dennis,  was  born  at  Novi,  Michigan,  19  April,  1833;  married,  6  October, 
1858,  Evelina  Wells,  born  at  Plymouth,  Michigan,  17  October,  1838;  daugh- 
ter of  William  J.  Wells  by  his  wife  Esther  P.  Marsh.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  at  Northville,  Michigan. 

Children  of  Charles^  and  Evelina  (Wells)  Yerkes;  all  bom  at  Novi: 

1449.  William  G.  Yerkes',  born  23  October,  1865;    married,  20  February,  1889, 

Georgia  B.  Simmons,  born  at  Farmington,  that  State,  20  January,  1868; 
daughter  of  Lawrence  Willington  Simmons  by  his  wife  Frances  A.  Rice.  He 
is  a  miller,  and  resides  at  Pontiac,  Michigan.  Issue:  (1450)  A  son,  un- 
named, born  I  September,  and  died  23  September,  1892.  (1451)  Frances  E. 
Yerkes',  born  21  August,  1895. 

1452.  Carl  A.  Yerkes',  born  18  August,  1877. 

1453.  Grace  Evelyn  Yerkes',  born  30  March,  1881. 

667.  JULIA  ANN  YERKES«  (John',  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Thornton,  was 
born  near  Northville,  Michigan,  20  January,  1832;  died  there,  3  April,  1901 ; 
married,  11  September,  1867,  Sebring  Voorhees,  born  at  Fayette,  New 
York,  7  January,  181 5;  died  at  White  Lake,  Michigan,  8  February,  1852; 
son  of  Peter  Voorhees  by  his  wife  Catharine  Sebring.  Mr.  Voorhees  was  a 
farmer  in  Michigan,  where  he  resided  throughout  his  married  life,  having 
gone  there  from  New  York  when  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  was 

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a  Republican  in  politics;  was  for  a  number  of  years  Supervisor  of  White 
Clay  Township,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Michigan  Legislature  in  1862. 
He  was  elder  of  the  White  Lake  Presbyterian  Church  at  the  time  of  his 
death. 

Child  of  Sebring  and  Julia  Ann®  (Yerkes)  Voorhees;  born  at  White  Lake: 

1454.  Carl  Seeking  Voorhees',  born  29  March,  1872;   married,  29  June,  1897,  Millie 

A.  Teeples ;  resides  at  Davisburg,  Michigan,  on  the  farm  that  had  belonged 
to  his  father. 

670.  LYMAN  A.  YERKES"  (John^  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), second  son  and  fourth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Thornton,  was  born  at  Northville,  Michigan,  9  December,  1838;  married,  7 
December,  1859,  Maria  Antoinette  Gardner,  daughter  of  Captain  Solomon 
Gardner,  a  wealthy  and  prominent  citizen  of  Detroit,  Michigan. 

Children  of  Lyman  A."  and  Maria  Antoinette  (Gardner)  Yerkes: 

1455.  Harriet  Loreno  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1862;  married,  18  October,  1893,  Dr. 

John  Mackenzie,  of  Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  who  died  11  July,  1896.  Issue: 
(1456)  Marian  Mackenzie",  born  2  December,  1894. 
1457.  Solomon  Gardner  Yerkes',  born  24  July,  1867;  married,  26  April,  1894,  Helen 
Bainbridge,  of  Portland,  Oregon.  They  had  one  child,  who  died  in  infancy. 
The  following  mention  of  Mr.  Yerkes  is  from  a  newspaper  of  8  February, 
1903 :  "  S.  Gardner  Yerkes,  son  of  Captain  Lyman  A.  Yerkes,  of  Northville, 
has  been  transferred  from  Seattle,  Washington,  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  where 
he  will  be  connected  with  the  passenger  department  of  the  Great  Northern 
Railway  system,  working  directly  under  General  Passenger  Agent  F.  I.  Whit- 
ney. Mr.  Yerkes  is  one  of  the  best  known  railroad  men  on  the  Pacific  coast. 
He  was  born  in  Detroit,  Michigan.  About  the  time  he  became  of  age,  he 
went  to  the  coast  and  took  to  steamboating  and  railroading.  His  first  posi- 
tion was  with  the  Pacific  Navigation  Company,  with  which  company  he 
remained  until  1890.  He  resigned  to  take  a  position  with  the  Puget  Sound 
and  Alaska  Steamship  Company,  in  charge  of  the  north  traffic  of  that  com- 
pany. Then  he  was  appointed  agent  of  the  Northern  Pacific  at  Port  Town- 
send,  and  remained  there  for  three  years.  In  1894  he  became  agent  and 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  Puget  Sound  division  of  the  Northern  Pacific. 
He  resigned  to  become  general  manager  of  the  water  lines  and  wharves  of 
Lilly,  Bogardus  &  Co.  He  resigned  that  position  after  serving  two  years,  and 
became  city  passenger  and  ticket  agent  of  the  Great  Northern  in  Seattle.  Mr. 
Whitney  says  of  his  new  assistant  that  he  is  a  man  who  makes  good  wherever 
he  is  placed.  He  is  regarded  as  a  high-grade  passenger  man,  besides  being  a 
general  utility  man.  While  in  the  general  office,  he  will  relieve  General 
Passenger  Agent  Whitney  and  Assistant  General  Passenger  Agent  Stone  of 
a  part  of  their  work.  Mr.  Yerkes  will  spend  part  of  the  time  out  along  the 
line,  and  incidentally  he  will  look  after  some  of  the  Great  Northern's  adver- 
tising." 

671.  ELIZABETH  YERKES«  (John^  Joseph*,  Stephen^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah 

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Thornton,  was  born  at  Northville,  Michigan,  14  February,  1840;  married,  13 
October,  1858,  Isaac  Newton  Blackwood,  born  near  Ovid,  New  York,  17  Sep- 
tember, 1832;  died  at  Northville,  2  March,  1895;  son  of  Joseph  Blackwood. 
The  son  was  a  farmer,  and  owned  a  farm  near  Northville. 

Children  of  Isaac  Newton  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Blackwood: 

1458.  Helen  Antoinette  Blackwood',  born  7  April,  i860;  married  William  Holmes 

Yerkes  (No.  1445). 

1459.  Grace  Elvira  Blackwood',  born  in  December,  1865 ;  died  25  May,  1897 ;  married, 

in  January,  1888,  Edwin  T.  Allen.  Issue:  (1460)  Elsa  Allen',  who  died, 
aged  five  months. 

1461.  John  Yerkes  Blackwood',  born  2  June,  1871 ;  graduated  at  the  University  of 
,  Michigan  in  1893,  as  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Mechanical  Engineering,  and 

resides  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business  as  a  mechanical 
engineer. 

690.  HARMAN  MOREHOUSE  YERKES«  (Joseph,  Junr^,  Joseph*, 
Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  only  child  of  Joseph  Yerkes,  JunJ",  by  his 
second  wife,  Miriam  Morehouse,  was  born  at  South  Lyon,  Michigan,  22 
August,  i860;  married,  12  November,  1887,  Lottie  Dove,  born  at  Ray, 
Michigan,  17  November,  1864;  daughter  of  Henry  O.  Dove  by  his  wife  Maria 
Johnson. 

Children  of  Harman  Morehouse^  and  Lottie  (Dove)  Yerkes: 

1462.  Joseph  Albert  Yerkes',  born  17  August,  1890. 

1463.  Osmond  Dove  Yerkes',  born  13  June,  1892. 

1464.  Leon  Vine  Yerkes',  born  7  January,  1894. 

1465.  Alice  Miriam  Yerkes',  born  15  December,  1896. 

707.  EDWARD  YERKES"  (Jonathan^,  GeorgeS  Elias^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  probably  the  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Mary  Ayres.  The  date  of  his  birth,  death,  or  marriage  have  not  been 
obtained.  He  married  Sarah  Ann  Dungan.  He  bought  a  portion  of  his 
father's  homestead  farm,  upon  which  he  is  said  to  have  lived  and  died.  These 
facts,  together  with  the  following  list  of  his  children,  are  from  the  manuscript 
of  the  late  John  Keith  Yerkes. 

Children  of  Edward®  and  Sarah  Ann  (Dungan)  Yerkes: 

1466.  Frank  Yerkes',  died  without  issue;  married  Alice  V.  Yerkes  (No.  759). 

1467.  Charles  E.  Yerkes'. 

1468.  Maria  Yerkes',  born  17  December,  1842;  married  Christopher  K.  Yerkes  (No. 

758). 

1469.  Eliza  Yerkes'. 

1470.  Emma  Yerkes'. 

1471.  May  Yerkes'. 

1472.  Jennie  Yerkes'. 

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708.  ISRAEL  HALLOWELL  YERKES«  (Jonathan^,  George*,  Elias^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  probably  third  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Ayres,  was  born  in  1813;  died  in  Horsham  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  in  October,  1885;  married  Margaret  Clayton,  born  in  January,  1813; 
died  in  1865. 

Children  of  Israel  Hallowell®  and  Margaret  (Clayton)  Yerkes: 

1473.  Mary  Yerkes'. 

1474.  Charles  Ayres  Yerkes',  married  a  Miss  Van  Horn. 

1475.  Jonathan  Yerkes'. 

1476.  Silas  R.  Yerkes',  born  24  September,  1848;   married,  14  October,  1874,  Mary 

Ella  Price,  born  28  September,  1851.  Issue:  (1476*)  Maud  Yerkes'.  (1476'') 
Ann  G.  Yerkes'.  (1476c)  Willis  M.  Yerkes*.  (1476^)  Silas  B.  Yerkes'. 
(14766)  Elizabeth  S.  Yerkes'.    (i476f)  Ethel  M.  Yerkes*. 

1477.  Hannah  Yerkes'. 

709.  GEORGE  L.  YERKES®  (Jonathan^,  George*,  Elias^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  probably  the  youngest  son  and  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Ayres,  married  Susan  Barnes,  daughter  of  Jacob  Barnes. 

Children  of  George  L.®  and  Susan  (Barnes)  Yerkes: 

1478.  Winfield  Scott  Yerkes'. 

1479.  Howard  K.  Yerkes'. 

1480.  Llewelen  Yerkes'. 

1481.  Harriet  Yerkes'. 

716.  ELIZA  ANN  YERKES®  (Elias^,  Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), eldest  child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Krewson,  was  born 
at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  6  December,  1825 ;  died  at  Philadelphia,  30 
March,  1902;  married,  22  December,  1849,  Henry  Hagerman,  born  at  Church- 
ville,  Bucks  County,  20  June,  1825 ;  died  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  Montgomery 
County,  6  August,  1883;  son  of  Henry  Hagerman  by  his  wife  Jane  Dean. 
Mr.  Hagerman  was  a  miller. 

Children  of  Henry  and  Eliza  Ann®  (Yerkes)  Hagerman: 

1482.  William  Edmund  Hagerman',  born  i  August,  1851 ;  married,  22  February,  1877, 

Elizabeth  Fischler. 

1483.  Harriet  Jane  Hagerman',  born  23  November,  1853 ;   married,  2  June,  1877, 

Edward  B.  Walton. 

1484.  Elias  Yerkes  Hagerman',  born  14  September,  1855 ;  married,  5  July,  1875,  Caro- 

line Fulmer. 

1485.  Oliver  Hart  Hagerman',  born  28  April,  i860;  married,  in  September,  1880,  Sallie 

E.  Ridge. 

1486.  Henry  George  Hagerman',  born  26  January,  1862 ;  married,  i  September,  1883, 

Hannah  B.  Walton. 

1487.  Amy  Rebecca  Hagerman',  born  27  June,  1866;  married,  23  April,  1884,  William 

H.  Barnsley. 

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717.  HANNAH  SHAY  YERKES«  (EIias^  Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  second  daughter  and  child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet 
Krewson,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  3  January,  1828;  married, 
4  March,  1852,  Stephen  De  Coursey,  born  4  December,  1819;  died  25  April, 
1887;  son  of  William  De  Coursey  by  his  wife  Mary  Flack. 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Hannah  Shay^  (Yerkes)  De  Coursey: 

1488.  Walter  Colton  De  Coursey',  born  15  December,  1853;  married  Amanda  Krier. 
Issue:  (1489)  Joseph  Barnsley  De  Coursey*. 

1490.  Holmes  Sells  De  Coursey',  born  15  October,  1856;  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at 
Hartsville,  Pennsylvania.  He  married,  9  January,  1883,  Ella  Hogeland,  daugh- 
ter of  Morris  Hogeland  by  his  wife  Mary  Jane  Willard.  Issue:  (1491)  Etta 
Long  De  Coursey'.    (1492)  Morris  Hogeland  De  Coursey'. 

1493.  Frank  Eugene  De  Coursey',  born  11  March,  1862;    married  Annie  Galley. 

Issue:  (1494)  Stephen  De  Coursey'.  (1495)  Margaret  De  Coursey'. 
(1496)  Emily  De  Coursey'. 

1497.  Forrest  Chick  De  Coursey',  born  5  September,  1867;  married  Elmina  Carnahan. 
Issue :  ( 1498)  Roy  De  Coursey*. 

1499.  Stephen  Philips  De  Coursey',  born  7  May,  1871 ;  died  9  November,  1890. 

719.  WILLIAM  WATTS  DAVIS  YERKES«  (Ellas',  Arthur*,  Elias', 
Herman',  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  fourth  child  of  Elias  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Harriet  Krewson,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  i  November,  1832; 
married,  i  November,  1858,  Mary  Ann  Lugar,  born  in  same  county,  10  De- 
cember, 1840;  died  at  Ogontz,  4  March,  1901 ;  daughter  of  Jacob  Lugar  by 
his  wife  Sarah  Winner.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Ogontz,  and  has  been  post- 
master of  that  place  since  8  October,  1888.  He  is  usually  known  as  Davis 
Yerkes.   He  is  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  William  Watts  Davis®  and  Mary  Ann  (Lugar)  Yerkes: 

1500.  Harriet  Ann  Yerkes',  born  22  August,  1859;  died  19  January,  1885. 

1501.  Harm  AN  Anderson  Yerkes',  born  22  January,  1861 ;  resides  at  Spokane,  Wash- 

ington. 

1502.  Clara  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1863 ;  married,  20  June,  1888,  Harry  Moore. 

1503.  Elwood  Yerkes',  born  14  June,  1865;  died  27  August,  1866. 

1504.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  26  January,  1867;  died  30  December,  1871. 

1505.  Rebecca  Laura  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  1868. 

737.  AMOS  ADDIS  YERKES«  (Horatio  Gates',  Arthur*,  EIias^  Her- 
man', Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  fifth  child  of  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Eliza  Ann  Addis,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  2  January, 
1836;  married,  15. November,  i860,  Rebecca  Slack,  born  8  July,  1842;  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  Slack. 

Children  of  Amos  Addis®  and  Rebecca  (Slack)  Yerkes: 

1506.  Anna  Mary  Yerkes',  born  11  May,  1862;  died  21  March,  1864. 

1507.  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes',  born  11  January,  1864. 

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746.  ARTHUR  WATTS  YERKES^  (Horatio  Gates^,  Arthur\  Elias', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  ninth  child  of  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Eliza  Ann  Addis,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  26  March, 
1843;  married  Margaret  H.  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Garrett  S.  Hallowell 
by  his  wife  Matilda  Lukens  Horner. 

Children  of  Arthur  Watts^  and  Margaret  H.  (Hallowell)  Yerkes: 

1508.  Emma  Luetta  Yerkes'. 

1509.  Nelson  Hallowell  Yerkes'. 

15 10.  Arnold  Phipps  Yerkes'. 

151 1.  George  Hallowell  Yerkes'. 

747.  JOSEPH  MORRISON  YERKES«  (Horatio  Gates«,  Arthur*, 
Elias',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  tenth  child  of  Horatio  Gates 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza  Ann  Addis,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County, 
30  December,  1845;  married,  30  December,  1875,  Hannah  Ann  Walker,  born 
at  Hatboro,  Montgomery  County,  30  January,  1851;  daughter  of  Samuel 
Carey  Walker  by  his  wife  Louisa  Rebecca  Wells.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides 
at  Davisville,  where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Joseph  Morrison^  and  Hannah  Ann  (Walker)  Yerkes: 

1512.  Joseph  Lloyd  Yerkes',  born  4  November,  1876. 

1513.  Samuel  Walker  Yerkes',  born  21  April,  1878. 

1514.  Horatio  Gates  Yerkes',  born  26  June,  1884. 

752.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (William^,  Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman', 
Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza  Bowen  Yerkes, 
was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  2  April,  1830;  died  at  Green 
Cove  Springs,  Florida,  24  May,  1897;  married,  16  November,  1859,  Miranda 
Watson,  born  in  said  county,  17  November,  1828;  daughter  of  James  and 
Miranda  Watson.  When  a  young  man,  Mr.  Yerkes  engaged  in  business  as 
a  manufacturer  of  tools,  in  Moreland,  and  afterwards  removed  his  business  to 
Frankford,  Philadelphia,  where  he  became  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Yerkes  &  Plumb,  his  partner  being  the  late  Fayette  R.  Plumb.  The  house  of 
Yerkes  &  Plumb  became  one  of  the  largest  edged  tool  manufacturing  firms  in 
the  country.  Having  acquired  a  handsome  fortune,  Mr.  Yerkes  disposed  of 
his  interest  in  the  tool-works  to  his  brother  Edward  A.  Yerkes,  and  removed 
to  Jacksonville,  Florida,  where  he  became  president  of  the  Drew  Hardware 
Company,  located  in  that  city. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Miranda  (Watson)  Yerkes: 

1515.  JuDSON  B.  Yerkes',  born  19  September,  i860;  married  Lizzie  M.  Storer.    He  is 

a  hardware  manufacturer  at  Jacksonville,  Florida. 

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1516.  Anna  Ingham  Yerkes^  born  2  June,  1864;  married  Samuel  H.  Kirkpatrick,  a 

member  of  the  Philadelphia  bar. 

1517.  Frederick  Gerker  Yerkes',  born  26  September,  1870;  and  is  a  hardware  mer- 

chant at  Jacksonville,  Florida. 

758.  CHRISTOPHER  K.  YERKES«  (WiIliam^  Arthur*,  EHas^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  WilUam  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Eliza  Bowen  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  17  April, 
1838.  He  is  by  trade  a  blacksmith,  and  resides  at  Frankford,  Philadelphia. 
He  married,  19  January,  1869,  Maria  Yerkes  (No.  1468),  born  in  Moreland, 
17  December,  1842;  daughter  of  Edward  Yerkes.  His  youngest  child  was 
born  in  Southampton,  Bucks  County,  and  the  others  at  Frankford. 

Children  of  Christopher  K.^  and  Maria'^  (Yerkes)  Yerkes: 

1518.  Edward  Yerkes',  born  10  May,  1872;  resides  at  Frankford,  Philadelphia;  mar- 

ried, at  New  York,  4  September,  1901,  Emma  Hart,  born  18  April,  1875; 
daughter  of  George  Hart  by  his  wife  Martha  Hartley.  Issue:  (1519)  Irma 
H.  Yerkes',  born  30  March,  1902. 

1520.  William  Yerkes',  born  10  May,  1872;  twin  of  Edward. 

1521.  Bayard  Yerkes',  born  9  May,  1877. 

1522.  Harold  Leigh  Yerkes',  born  24  December,  1878. 

1523.  Rowland  Yerkes',  born  18  March,  1881. 

760.  JANE  S.  YERKES«  (William^,  Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^ ) ,  fifth  daughter  and  eighth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza 
Bowen  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  24  November, 
1839;  married  Josiah  G.  Albertson,  born  at  Haddonfield,  New  Jersey,  in  1832; 
died  at  Frankford,  Philadelphia,  30  September,  1887. 

Children  of  Josiah  G.  and  Jane  S.®  (Yerkes)  Albertson: 

1524.  Eliza  Albertson',  born  16  December,  1867;  married,  15  September,  1898,  Fare- 

well White. 

1525.  William  Yerkes  Albertson',  born  16  October,  1869;  married  Mary  Castor. 

1526.  Thomas  Albertson',  born  4  March,  1874;  married  Eleanor  Strickler. 

762.  EDWARD  A.  YERKES"  (William^  Arthur*,  Elias^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  tenth  child  of  William  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Eliza 
Bowen  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Montgomery  County,  14  March,  1843; 
died  at  Crafton,  Allegheny  County,  Pennsylvania,  21  July,  1900;  married 
Anne  Davis.  Mr.  Yerkes  engaged  with  his  brother,  Jonathan  Yerkes,  in  the 
manufacture  of  edged  tools,  and  when  the  brother  retired  from  the  firm  of 
Yerkes  &  Plumb,  he  took  his  place  in  the  firm,  having  acquired  his  interest. 

Children  of  Edward  A."  and  Anne  (Davis)  Yerkes,  born  at  Frankford: 

1527.  Blanch  Yerkes',  born  21  December,  1873;   died  at  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey,  30 

August,  1902;  married,  June,  1895,  Ellison  Conger. 

1528.  JuDSON  J.  Yerkes',  born  20  February,  1882. 

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763.  MARGARET  A.  YERKES«  (William^,  Arthur*,  Elias^  Her- 
man^, Anthony^ ) ,  seventh  daughter  and  eleventh  child  of  William  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Eliza  Bowen  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Kent  County,  Delaware,  28  Octo- 
ber, 1846;  married,  22  October,  1867,  William  J.  Kenderdine,  born  at  White 
Marsh,  Montgomery  County,  29  May,  1843;  son  of  George  Kenderdine  by 
his  wife  Maria  McKinney.   They  reside  at  Fox  Chase,  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  William  J.  and  Margaret  A.®  (Yerkes)  Kenderdine: 

1529.  George  Kenderdine',  born  9  October,  1868;   married,  16  August,  1897,  Blanch 

White. 

1530.  Edna  Kenderdine',  born  28  January,  1870;   married,  2  July,  1891,  Joseph  P. 

Cheyney. 

1531-  William  Benton  Kenderdine',  born  27  November,  1871 ;  married,  22  October, 

1902,  Iva  P.  Quigley. 
1532.  Leigh  Kenderdine',  born  4  November,  1873. 

1533-  Fayette  Kenderdine',  born  28  October,  1875;  married,  17  January,  1900,  Mar- 
garet P.  Spohn. 

1534.  Rebecca  Yerkes  Kenderdine'  (twin  of  Fayette),  born  28  October,  1875,  mar- 
ried, 6  May,  1896,  Lewis  D.  Castor. 
1535-  Anna  Kenderdine',  born  6  June,  1884. 

764.  WILLIAM  HART  YERKES«  (Arthur  Watts',  Arthur*,  Elias', 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Arthur  Watts  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Char- 
lotte Knight,  was  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  30  October,  1843;  niar- 
ried,  in  1867,  Hannah  Ann  Matthews,  born  at  Mechanicsville,  said  county, 
I  September,  1848;  daughter  of  Isaac  Matthews  by  his  wife  Sarah  Fell.  Mr. 
Yerkes  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  He  entered  the  army  i  August,  1862, 
and  served  in  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-eighth  Regiment  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers.  At  the  Battle  of  Antietam,  17  September,  1862,  he  lost 
his  right  foot.  In  1864  he  obtained  employment  in  the  Quartermaster's  De- 
partment at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  from  1872  until  1899  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  Independent  Ice  Company  at  Washington,  and  since  the  latter 
year  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the  American  Ice  Company.  He  resides 
in  Washington,  where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  William  Hart^  and  Hannah  Ann  (Matthews)  Yerkes: 

1536.  Annetta  Louise  Yerkes',  born  23  October,  1868 ;  married,  i  January,  1894,  Albert 

Tobias  Walker,  of  Washington. 
1537-  Sarah  Matthews  Yerkes',  born  i  July,  1870;  married,  18  September,  1895,  Harry 

Frederick  Booyer,  of  Washington. 
1538.  John  Arthur  Yerkes',  born  8  February,  1873  I  died  13  April,  1875. 
1539-  William  Hart  Yerkes',  born  25  July,  1875. 

1540.  Amy  Davis  Yerkes',  born  4  December,  1878. 

1541.  Mary  Alice  Yerkes',  born  25  January,  1880. 

1542.  Arthur  Watts  Yerkes',  born  i  July,  1882. 

1543.  Elizabeth  Conrad  Yerkes',  born  3  February,  1885 ;  died  10  April,  1897. 

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1544.  Emma  Deal  Yerkes',  born  10  June,  1888. 

1545.  Miriam  Yerkes',  born  5  December,  1890. 

1546.  Joseph  Deal  Yerkes',  born  4  February,  1893. 

777.  JONATHAN  YERKES^  (Joseph  Waln^  Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Joseph  Wain  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Burcher,  was  born  at  Milanville,  Wayne  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 14  October,  1822;  died  at  Calkins,  same  county,  13  January,  1894; 
married,  16  October,  1858,  Phebe  T.  Burcher,  born  at  Milanville,  27  Sep- 
tember, 1823;  daughter  of  John  Burcher  by  his  wife  Maximilla  Land. 

Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Phebe  T.  (Burcher)  Yerkes;  born  at  Calkins: 

1547.  Caroline  E.  Yerkes',  born  10  April,  i860. 

1548.  Maximilla  R.  Yerkes',  born  5  April,  1863;  died  30  October,  1865. 

1549.  Titus  B.  Yerkes',  born  23  May,  1867;  died  23  February,  1869. 

1550.  John  B.  Yerkes',  born  17  February,  1871 ;  married,  8  August,  1894,  Hattie  E., 

daughter  of  Christopher  T.  Tegeler  by  his  wife  Fannie  A.  Noble.  Issue : 
(1550a)  Irene  C.  Yerkes',  born  24  December,  1896.  (iSSO**)  Carl  J.  YERKES^ 
born  23  October,  1901. 

778.  JARRETT  PASSMORE  YERKES«  (Joseph  Waln«,  Jonathan*, 
Titus',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Joseph  Wain 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Burcher,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Wayne  County, 
3  July,  1826;  died  at  Damascus,  24  November,  1879;  married,  2  May,  i860, 
Katharine  Tennant,  born  at  New  York  City,  New  York,  9  July,  1841 ;  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  Tennant  by  his  wife  Mary  Louise  Pitt. 

Children  of  Jarrett  Passmore^  and  Katharine  (Tennant)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Damascus : 

1551.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  4  August,  1862;  married,  20  January,  1881,  Frank  Gries, 

born  at  Jeffersonville,  New  York,  2  June,  1857;  son  of  John  Gries  by  his  wife 
Catharine  Heis.  Issue:  (1551^)  Frank  J.  Gries',  born  20  December,  1882. 
(1551b)  Daisy  A.  Gries',  born  9  August,  1885;  died  18  March,  1900.  (i55i<^) 
Lillie  Gries',  born  24  September,  1887.  (1551^)  P.  Gries',  born  21  March, 
1894. 

1552.  Joseph  William  Yerkes',  born  25  June,  1866;  married,  24  June,  1897,  Edith 

Runnels. 

1553-  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  4  January,  1869;  died  9  January,  1869. 

779.  WARREN  DIMMOCK  YERKES«  (Joseph  Waln^  Jonathan*, 
Titus',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Joseph  Wain 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Burcher,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Wayne  County, 
28  February,  1829;  married,  at  Damascus,  28  March,  1866,  Margaret  Hannah 
Mitchell,  born  at  Damascus,  26  August,  1846;  daughter  of  Stephen  Mitchell 
by  his  wife  Margaret  Nessmith  Lukin.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer  and  lumber- 
man, and  resides  at  Damascus.    He  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

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Children  of  Warren  Dimmock®  and  Margaret  Hannah  (Mitchell)  Yerkes;  all 
born  at  Damascus: 

1554.  Eva  Margarette  Yerkes',  born  7  March,  1867. 

1555.  William  Byron  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  1870;  married,  11  October,  1894,  Irene 

Noble,  born  at  Damascus,  i  December,  1873 ;  daughter  of  Sexton  Noble  by 
his  wife  Lavina  Fish.  Issue:  (1555^)  Elizabeth  Helen  Yerkes',  born  31 
August,  1895.    (1555'')  Warren  Noble  Yerkes",  born  25  September,  1900. 

1556.  Edmund  Lukin  Yerkes',  born  14  August,  1872;  died  29  September,  1878. 

1557.  Warren  Judson  Yerkes',  born  14  October,  1875.    He  is  a  clerk  in  the  Wayne 

County  Savings  Bank  at  Honesdale,  Pennsylvania. 

1558.  Harold  Carlos  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1880.    He  is  a  partner  in  a  glass- 

cutting  works  at  Honesdale. 

783.  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Titus^,  Jonathans  Titus^  Herman^, 
Anthony*),  second  daughter  and  third  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Helen 
Burcher,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  20  August,  1824;  died  at 
Fort  Atkinson,  Iowa,  i  October,  1887;  married,  27  April,  1843,  Silas  Dunlap, 
born  at  Ithaca,  or  Ovid,  New  York,  i  September,  181 1 ;  died  at  Fort  Atkinson, 
II  September,  1888. 

Children  of  Silas  and  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Dunlap: 

1559.  Mary  H.  Dunlap',  born  18  November,  1845;  died  24  February,  1850. 

1560.  Sarah  E.  Dunlap',  born  22  July,  1856;  died  31  March,  1889;  married,  9  April, 

1874,  Henry  Felker. 

1561.  Ida  L.  Dunlap',  born  22  December,  1867;  married,  13  February,  1890,  George 

Ferguson. 

1562.  Rose  Dunlap',  born  24  April,  1871 ;  died  6  June,  1883. 

784.  ADELAIDE  YERKES«  (Titus',  Jonathan*,  Titus',  Herman^,  An- 
thony*), third  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Helen 
Burcher,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  22  January,  1831;  married, 
15  June,  1849,  Jerome  Sprague,  born  in  Seneca  County,  New  York,  19  Octo- 
ber, 1821 ;  died  at  Gaines,  Michigan,  20  April,  1879;  son  of  Eliphalet  Sprague 
by  his  wife  Rhoda  Case.  Mr.  Sprague  was  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife 
were  Baptists. 

Children  of  Jerome  and  Adelaide^  (Yerkes)  Sprague: 

1563.  Josephine  Sprague',  born  21  March,  1850 ;  married,  9  December,  1879,  J.  H.  John- 

ston, and  resides  at  Corunna,  Michigan. 

1564.  Marshall  Sprague',  born  17  November,  1851 ;  died  at  Weaverville,  California, 

17  June,  1879;  married,  in  1872,  Mary  Beatty. 

1565.  Homer  Sprague',  born  6  January,  1853 ;  died  27  January,  1853. 

1566.  Eliphalet  Sprague',  born  8  June,  1855  ;  died  in  1878. 

1567.  Mary  A.  Sprague',  born  24  October,  1859;  married  T.  H.  Wolcott,  and  resides  at 

Marshfield,  Missouri. 

1568.  Helen  Sprague',  born  31  October,  1872. 

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785.  MARGARET  YERKES«  (Titus^,  Jonathan*,  Titns^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  fourth  daughter  and  fifth  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Helen 
Burcher,  was  born  at  Corunna,  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  16  June,  1834; 
died  at  Caledonia,  Michigan,  20  March,  1880;  married  (i)  Almond  Gilbert; 
(2),  4  January,  1866,  as  second  wife,  John  Harrison,  born  in  Lincolnshire, 
England,  16  January,  1820;  son  of  Thomas  Harrison  by  his  wife  Susanna 
Sharmon.  Mr.  Harrison  resides  at  Pontiac,  Michigan.  By  her  first  husband, 
Gilbert,  she  had  three  children,  who  died  early,  and  whose  names  have  not  been 
ascertained. 

Children  of  John  and  Margaret®  (Yerkes)  Harrison;  born  at  Pontiac: 

1569.  Frank  Yerkes  Harrison',  born  8  January,  1867;  married,  27  April,  1892,  Hattie 

Whitesell. 

1570.  Anna  May  Harbison',  born  22  May,  1868;  married,  26  April,  1893,  Charles  L. 

Rockwell,  of  Pontiac,  Michigan,  born  i  February,  1862;  son  of  James  M. 
Rockwell  by  his  wife  Zadie  Ann  Adams.  Issue:  (1570^)  Julia  May  Rock- 
well', born  25  March,  1895. 

1571.  Grace  Harrison',  born  20  July,  1873;  died  20  January,  1874. 

1572.  Fred  Almond  Harrison',  born  18  April,  1875;  married,  17  March,  1898,  Mabel 

Opdyke. 

786.  SARAH  YERKES«  (Titus^  Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  An- 
thony^), fifth  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  Titus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Helen 
Burcher,  was  born  in  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  5  March,  1838;  married, 
25  March,  1857,  Eli  Martin,  born  in  St.  Lawrence  County,  New  York,  9  May, 
1835;  son  of  Samuel  S.  Martin  by  his  wife  Maria  Lytic.  They  reside  at 
Corunna,  Michigan,  where  their  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Eli  and  Sarah®  (Yerkes)  Martin: 

1573.  Titus  S.  Martin',  born  13  April,  1861 ;  married,  19  October,  1881,  Stella  Church, 

and  resides  at  Morrice,  Michigan. 

1574.  John  Yerkes  Martin',  born  8  June,  1863;  married,  24  April,  1890,  Lillian  M. 

Holley.   He  is  clerk  of  Oakland  County,  Michigan. 

1575.  F.  Augusta  Martin',  born  5  October,  1868;  married,  5  October,  1898,  Edward 

T.  Adams,  and  resides  at  Detroit,  Michigan. 

789.  AMELIA  LYDIA  YERKES®  (Jacob  Paul',  Jonathan*,  Titus^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Jacob  Paul  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Huldah 
Lord  Skinner,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  10  October,  1816;  died 
in  Indiana,  13  December,  1893;  married,  7  June,  1833,  George  B.  McCutchan, 
born  in  Orange  County,  New  York,  4  February,  1812;  died  at  Inglefield, 
Indiana,  2  January,  1884;  son  of  William  McCutchan  by  his  wife  Mary 
Bond,  both  of  whom  were  of  Irish  birth.  Mr.  McCutchan  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  in  Inglefield,  where  he  served  in  office  as  township  trustee,  assessor, 
and  justice  of  the  peace. 

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Children  of  George  B.  and  Amelia  Lydia^  (Yerkes)  McCutchan;  the  eldest 
born  in  New  York,  and  the  others  at  Inglefield : 

1576.  Arad  McCutchan',  born  18  January,  1834;    married,  28  July,  1867,  Jane  P. 

Hillyard.   Mr.  McCutchan  resides  at  Inglefield. 

1577.  Arphaxan  McCutchan',  born  25  December,  1835 ;  died  25  December,  1858. 

1578.  Reuben  P.  McCutchan',  born  8  August,  1838;   married,  22  September,  1858, 

Amanda  C.  Johnson.  Mr.  McCutchan  was  a  captain  in  the  Union  army  during 
the  Civil  War,  and  received  a  wound  which  made  him  a  cripple  for  life.  He 
resides  at  Grand  Island,  Nebraska. 

1579.  Andrew  J.  McCutchan',  born  7  July,  1840;  married  (i),  in  August,  1868,  Eliza- 

beth Ham;  (2),  in  June,  1882,  Mary  E.  Drum.  Mr.  McCutchan  was  a  captain 
in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  War.  He  afterwards  studied  law,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  having  held,  for  two  terms,  the  office  of  Prosecuting 
Attorney  for  Vanderburgh  County,  Indiana.  He  resides  at  Evansville,  same 
county. 

1580.  Mary  H.  McCutchan',  born  26  April,  1844;   died  at  Evansville,  Indiana,  7 

October,  1881 ;  married,  i  May,  1872,  John  Colton,  and  has  issue. 

1581.  Joseph  W.  McCutchan',  born  9  July,  1842;  died  at  Inglefield,  8  October,  1851. 

1582.  Margaret  A.  McCutchan',  born  16  July,  1846;  died  at  Inglefield,  27  January, 

1862. 

1583.  George  A.  McCutchan',  born  20  September,  1848;  married,  23  February,  1869, 

Martha  Harrison,  and  has  isssue.  Mr.  McCutchan  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  O'Neil, 
Nebraska. 

1584.  Charlotte  D.  McCutchan',  born  2  December,  1850;  married,  28  March,  1869, 

William  Hillyard,  and  has  issue.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hillyard  reside  at  Inglefield. 

1585.  Franklin  P.  McCutchan',  born  4  November,  1852;  married  Delia  Leon,  or  Lion. 

Mr.  McCutchan  is  a  lawyer,  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
at  Seattle,  Washington. 

1586.  Jonathan  A.  McCutchan',  born  14  May,  1855;  died  6  May,  1897;  married,  3 

November,  1880,  Frederica  Zah,  and  has  issue. 

1587.  Lydia  a.  McCutchan',  born  i  February,  1859;   married,  27  November,  1879, 

William  A.  Mossman,  and  has  issue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mossman  reside  at  Prince- 
ton, Indiana. 

1588.  Sarah  E.  McCutchan',  born  16  November,  1861 ;  died  April,  1862. 

791.  REUBEN  SKINNER  YERKES«  (Jacob  PauP,  Jonathan*, 
Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Jacob  Paul  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Huldah  Lord  Skinner,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  28 
January,  1820;  died  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  9  June,  1890;  married,  at 
Covington,  Kentucky,  10  October,  1848,  Harriet  Agnes  Martin,  born  in 
Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  i  July,  1828;  died  at  Portland,  Kentucky,  28  July, 

1873- 

Children  of  Reuben  Skinner^  and  Harriet  Agnes  (Martin)  Yerkes: 

1589.  Charles  Sherman  Yerkes',  born  13  July,  1850;  married  Mary  Greenlees. 

1590.  Emma  J.  Yerkes',  born  19  July,  1854;  married,  22  November,  1881,  James  R. 

Martin,  born  in  Kentucky,  26  February,  1845;  son  of  Oliver  W.  Martin  by 
his  wife  Julia  Ann  Barnes. 

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1591.  Elias  Conway  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1856;  married,  22  March,  1878,  Cora 

Justine  Porter. 

1592.  Harry  Clifford  Yerkes',  born  23  October,  1859;   married,  2  June,  1891,  Lulu 

Adams. 

1593.  Anna  Laura  Yerkes^  born  6  August,  i860;  died  16  June,  1867.  « 

1594.  John  Taylor  Yerkes',  born  10  December,  1864.     "t-)  .  [^^'^  .  .      Ajr^'^}^^''  "^"^ 

1595.  Ruby  Cora  Yerkes',  born  12  March,  1868;  married,  20  March,  1898,  Dr.  J.  Omar 

Moore,  of  Verona,  Missouri,  born  17  January,  1874;  son  of  John  Higdon 
Moore  by  his  wife  Volley  Emeline  Mellon.  Issue:  (1595^)  Robert  Frank 
Moore',  born  30  November,  1898. 

1596.  Hallie  Gulmare  Yerkes',  born  10  February,  1873 ;  died  2  June,  1873. 

797.  JULIA  CULPURNIA  YERKES«  (Jacob  PauF,  Jonathan*, 
Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  daughter  and  ninth  child  of  Jacob  Paul 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Huldah  Lord  Skinner,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 17  January,  1831 ;  married,  16  August,  1849,  David  Rollin  Malone, 
born  at  Owensville,  Indiana,  25  November,  1828;  died  at  Edinburgh,  In- 
diana, 26  October,  1883;  son  of  John  Malone  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Hunter. 

Children  of  David  Rollin  and  Julia  Culpurnia^  (Yerkes)  Malone: 

1597.  Philip  Melancthon  Malone',  born  28  August,  1850;  died  28  September,  1851. 

1598.  Alice  Gertrude  Malone',  born  16  October,  1852;  died  25  June,  1890;  married, 

12  September,  1876,  William  W.  Morrison. 

1599.  Emma  Dora  Malone',  born  18  May,  1854;  married,  2  August,  1882,  Robert  Hugh 

McCurdy. 

1600.  Mary  Elizabeth  Malone',  born  10  April,  1856;  married,  21  August,  1878,  George 

W.  Crum. 

1601.  Louis  Agassiz  Malone',  born  14  May,  1858;  married,  3  January,  1888,  Charlotte 

Osborne  Martin. 

1602.  Clara  Rosette  Malone,  born  19  January,  1862;  died  4  August,  1884. 

799.  HONORA  HANNAH  YERKES«  (Jacob  PauP,  Jonathan*, 
Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eighth  daughter  and  eleventh  child  of  Jacob 
Paul  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Huldah  Lord  Skinner,  was  born  in  Chenango  County, 
New  York,  20  August,  1835;  married,  6  May,  1857,  Linfred  H.  Hauss,  born 
at  Spring  Mills,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  6  July,  1837;  son  of 
Benjamin  Weaver  Hauss  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Leister,  both  of  whom  were 
born  in  the  latter  county. 

Children  of  Linfred  H.  and  Honora  Hannah^  (Yerkes)  Hauss: 

1603.  Luther  A.  Hauss',  born  20  September,  1858;  died  10  October,  1861. 

1604.  Marshall  W.  Hauss',  born  24  January,  i860;  married  (i),  i  October,  1883,  Julia 

Bradford;  (2),  11  October,  1897,  Kate  Ferring.  Resides  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa. 

1605.  Margaret  A.  Hauss',  born  18  December,  1862;  married,  23  October,  1884,  John 

O.  Lacy,  and  resides  at  Woodlawn. 

1606.  Bertha  Hauss',  born  14  October,  1863;  married,  9  November,  1887,  Edwin  L. 

Hayes,  and  resides  at  Okarche,  Oklahoma. 

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1607.  Elizabeth  Huldah  Hauss',  born  9  November,  1865;  married,  23  October,  1887, 

Joseph  L.  Bogan,  and  resides  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois. 

1608.  Blanche  Hauss',  born  6  August,  1867;  married,  27  December,  1892,  Joseph  L. 

Johnson,  and  resides  at  Okarche,  Oklahoma. 

1609.  Benjamin  Yerkes  Hauss',  born  28  August,  1869;  married,  12  September,  1891, 

Etta  Smetters,  and  resides  at  Decatur. 

1610.  Lucy  Hauss',  born  10  December,  1871 ;  married,  14  October,  1897,  Benjamin  F. 

Lillybeck,  and  resides  at  Decatur,  Illinois. 

161 1.  Honora  Hannah  Hauss',  born  20  April,  1874;   married,  25  December,  1902, 

Oscar  A.  Goodman,  and  resides  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

1612.  LiNFRED  H.  Hauss',  born  29  March,  1876;  died  18  January,  1881. 

810.  MARY  ELIZABETH  YERKES«  (Sebastian  Jarrett^,  Jonathan*, 
Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Sebastian  Jarrett  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Burr  Sherwood,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  21  Feb- 
ruary, 1843;  married,  20  April,  1859,  Hiram  Goodman  Major,  born  at  Damas- 
cus, 14  January,  1838;  son  of  William  Sherlock  Major  by  his  wife  Keturah 
Brown.  Mr.  Major  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Tyler  Hill,  Wayne  County, 
and  he  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Hiram  Goodman  and  Mary  Elizabeth^  (Yerkes)  Major;  born  at 
Tyler  Hill : 

1613.  Sarah  Keturah  Major',  born  20  April,  i860;  married,  20  April,  1878,  George 

Burnside,  and  resides  at  Denver,  Colorado. 

1614.  Nicholas  Overfield  Major',  born  29  January,  1862;   married,  25  September, 

1889,  Anna  Rheinhart,  and  resides  at  Scranton,  Pennsylvania. 

1615.  Ina  Viola  Major',  born  6  August,  1864;  married,  i  January,  1883,  Ellery  Brown, 

and  resides  at  Tyler  Hill. 

1616.  William  Sebastian  Major',  born  4  July,  1867;    died  at  Binghamton,  New 

York,  27  March,  1903 ;   married,  26  May,  1891,  Minnie  A.  Hartwell. 

1617.  Gertrude  Helen  Major',  born  28  November,  1876;  married,  22  May,  1890,  Jacob 

Walters,  and  resides  at  Binghamton. 

1618.  George  Hiram  Major',  born  23  September,  1878;    married,  7  February,  1899, 

Margaret  Morse. 

1619.  Louisa  Vaughan  Major',  born  23  September,  1880. 

811.  HELEN  BURR  YERKES^  (Sebastian  Jarrett^  Jonathan*,  Titus^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  child  of  Sebastian  Jarrett  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Burr  Sherwood,  was  born  at  Damascus,  Pennsylvania,  4  March,  1849; 
died  there,  30  October,  1885;  married,  19  October,  1865,  Henry  D.  Wilsey, 
born  at  Damascus,  3  December,  1840;  died  there,  10  July,  1897.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  at  Damascus;  he  and  his  wife  were  Baptists. 

Children  of  Henry  D.  and  Helen  Burr®  (Yerkes)  Wilsey: 

1620.  Orlo  D.  Wilsey',  born  18  September,  1872. 

1621.  Selena  L.  Wilsey',  born  22  June,  1877. 

1622.  Mary  A.  Wilsey',  born  19  September,  1879;  married,  24  October,  1900,  Thomas 

F.  Jackson. 

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825.  RICHARD  YERKES«  (Richard  Eckroyd^,  Titus*,  Titus^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Richard  Eckroyd  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Lydia  Husband,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  21  August,  1837; 
married  (i)  Ella  Cartwright,  died  in  March,  1864;  (2)  Margaret  Powers. 

Children  of  Richard^  and  Ella  (Cartwright)  Yerkes: 

1623.  William  Yerkes',  born  12  May,  i860;  married,  30  October,  1889,  Sophia  Louisa 

Vogt,  born  at  Philadelphia,  9  July,  1862 ;  daughter  of  Christian  Vogt  by  his 
wife  Barbara  Fitler.  Issue:  (1623a)  Mabel  Wardrop  Yerkes',  born  22 
February,  1891. 

1624.  Ansley  Yerkes',  born  and  died  in  1864. 

826.  JOSEPH  PAUL  YERKES«  (Richard  Eckroyd^  TitusS  Titus^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  child  of  Richard  Eckroyd  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Lydia  Husband,  was  born  26  July,  1839;  died  at  Philadelphia,  25  June, 
1903;  married,  20  September,  1862,  Elizabeth  Oldfield,  born  at  Philadelphia, 
20  May,  1845;  daughter  of  Peter  Oldfield  by  his  wife  Rosetta  McCarthy. 
He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  a  member  of  Colonel  James  Ashworth  Post,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic. 

Child  of  Joseph  Paul^  and  Elizabeth  (Oldfield)  Yerkes;  born  in  Montgomery 
County : 

1625.  Harvey  Yerkes',  born  14  November,  1863. 

832.  JOEL  COOK^  (Mary  PauP,  TitusS  Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^), 
second  son  and  child  of  Joel  Cook  by  his  wife  Mary  Paul  Yerkes,  was  born 
at  Philadelphia,  20  March,  1842;  married,  19  September,  1865,  Mary  Jane 
Edmunds,  born  at  Philadelphia,  19  April,  1843;  daughter  of  Franklin  Daven- 
port Edmunds  by  his  wife  Ann  Marshall  Stanger. 

Mr.  Cook  was  educated  at  the  private  school  of  James  Goodfellow,  the 
Zane  Street  Grammar  School,  and  the  Central  High  School  of  Philadelphia, 
graduating  from  the  latter  in  1859.  At  his  entrance  to  the  High  School,  he 
was  under  the  prescribed  age  of  thirteen  years,  and  was  admitted  by  special 
resolution  of  the  Board  of  School  Controllers.  Upon  his  graduation  he 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Philadelphia  Bar.  While  at  the  High 
School,  and  later  in  connection  with  his  brother,  Richard  Y.  Cook,  he  pub- 
lished the  school  newspapers,  the  Union  and,  afterwards,  the  Times. 

In  1862  Mr.  Cook  entered  active  journalism,  and  became  army  corre- 
spondent of  the  Philadelphia  Press,  in  McCleilan's  campaign  against  Richmond, 
and  at  the  close  of  this  campaign  he  became  the  correspondent  of  that  paper 
at  Washington,  and  later,  army  correspondent  again.  When  George  W. 
Childs  purchased  the  Public  Ledger,  he  invited  Mr.  Cook  to  become  a  member 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


of  his  editorial  staff.  Mr.  Cook  accepted  the  offer,  and  since  the  spring  of 
1865  he  has  continuously  served  in  one  editorial  capacity  or  another,  filling 
the  position  of  financial  editor  since  1882.  In  1865  he  became  the  American 
correspondent  of  the  London  Times,  and  after  thirty-five  years  of  continuous 
active  service  as  such,  he  was  placed  on  the  retired  list  of  foreign  correspondents 
of  that  journal.  Mr.  Cook  has  occupied  prominent  positions  in  the  com- 
mercial and  educational  life  of  Philadelphia.  He  is  president  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  and  of  the  Board  of  Port  Wardens,  member  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Education,  and  chairman  of  the  committee  on  the  Central  High  School;  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Harbor  Commissioners ;  vice-president  of  the  United 
Security,  Life  Insurance  and  Trust  Company;  and  was  vice-president  of  the 
City  National  Bank  at  the  time  of  its  merger  with  the  Philadelphia  National 
Bank.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  the  Historical  Society  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  and  is  a  manager  oT 
the  Spring  Garden  Institute,  and  of  the  Apprentices'  Library. 

He  is  the  author  of  "  Siege  of  Richmond,"  1862;  "  A  Holiday  Tour  in 
Europe,"  1878;  "Summer  Rambles,"  1881 ;  "England  Picturesque  and  De- 
scriptive," 1882,  reprinted  in  enlarged  form  in  1890;  "  A  Visit  to  the  States," 
1887,  written  for  the  London  Times,  and,  after  appearing  in  that  newspaper, 
reprinted  by  the  Times  in  book  form;  "  America  Picturesque  and  Descriptive," 
1891 ;  and  "  An  Eastern  Tour  at  Home,"  1893;  and  he  edited  "  The  Chronicle 
of  the  Union  League  of  Philadelphia,"  1901,  and  "  The  History  of  the  Phila- 
delphia National  Bank,"  1903. 

Children  of  Joel^  and  Mary  Jane  (Edmunds)  Cook: 

1626.  Anne  Edmunds  Cook^  born  14  October,  1866. 

1627.  George  W.  Cook',  born  21  April,  1868;    married,  14  November,  1902,  Mary 

Robinson. 

1628.  Mary  Paul  Cook',  born  16  February,  1872;    married,  in  October,  1892,  Dr. 

Edmund  Harris  Kase. 

833.  RICHARD  YERKES  COOK«  (Mary  PauP,  Titus*,  Titus^,  Her- 
man^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  child  of  Joel  Cook  by  his  wife  Mary  Paul 
Yerkes,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  25  February,  1845;  married,  10  March, 
1868,  Lavinia  Borden,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Richard  Borden,  of  Portsmouth, 
Rhode  Island,  the  first  of  the  surname  of  Borden  in  America. 

Mr.  Cook  was  graduated  from  the  Central  High  School  in  1862,  and 
almost  immediately  began  a  mercantile  career,  associating  himself  with  an 
elder  brother  in  the  importing  business  in  Philadelphia.  The  development  of 
this  business,  which  assumed  large  proportions,  occupied  his  attention  until 
1887.  He  then  became  interested  in  the  management  of  financial  institutions, 
and  in  1887  was  elected  president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Warehousing  and  Safe 

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Deposit  Company.  The  business  of  this  company  grew  so  rapidly  that  its 
stock  advanced  from  five  dollars  to  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars  per  share. 
In  1890,  having  then  been  for  a  short  time  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Guarantee  Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  he  was  elected  to  the 
position  of  president  of  that  institution.  He  resigned  the  presidency  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Warehousing  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  his  friend,  kinsman, 
and  business  associate,  George  H.  Earle,  Jun»",  taking  that  position,  and  Mr. 
Cook  filling  the  position  of  vice-president.  He  is  still  president  of  the  Guaran- 
tee Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  also  (1903)  fills  the  positions  of 
chairman  of  the  finance  committees  of  the  Market  Street  National  Bank,  the 
Tradesmen's  National  Bank,  and  the  Finance  Company  of  Pennsylvania ;  vice- 
president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Warehousing  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and 
secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  George  W.  South  Memorial  Church 
of  the  Advocate. 

In  1885,  as  chairman  of  the  building  committee  of  the  board  of  trustees 
of  said  church,  and  also  as  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  board,  Mr.  Cook 
largely  contributed  to  the  successful  prosecution  of  the  work  embraced  in  the 
erection  of  the  noble  group  of  buildings  which  stands  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Eighteenth  and  Diamond  Streets.  The  expenditures  in  connection  with 
this  work  amounted  to  about  one  million  dollars,  which  money  was  furnished 
by  the  widow  and  the  only  daughter  of  the  late  George  W.  South,  whose 
executor  Mr.  Cook  had  been.  Competent  judges  pronounce  these  buildings  the 
finest  specimens  of  Gothic  architecture  in  North  America.  They  will  compare 
favorably  with  similar  buildings  anywhere. 

Child  of  Richard  Yerkes®  and  Lavinia  (Borden)  Cook: 

1629.  GusTAvus  Wynne  Cooke',  born  12  December,  1868;  married,  in  June,  1896, 
Nancy  Munford  Bright.  He  is  the  manager  of  the  South  Chester  Tube- 
Works,  and  a  director  of  the  Pennsylvania  Warehousing  and  Safe  Deposit 
Company  and  of  the  Guarantee  Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company. 


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SEVENTH  GENERATION 


840.  LOUISA  KREWSON  YERKES^  (Johii^,  Rob- 
ert', Anthony*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second 
daughter  and  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Diana 
Krewson,  was  born  in  Southampton  Township,  Bucks  County, 
I  September,  1827;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  25  August, 
1852,  Christian  W.  Shuman,  born  in  Lancaster  County,  13 
February,  1829;  died  at  Doylestown,  i  September,  1893; 
son  of  Jacob  and  Margaret  Shuman. 

Children  of  Christian  W.  and  Louisa  Krewson''  (Yerkes) 
Shuman : 

1630.  Eugene  S.  Shuman*,  born  18  July,  1854;  married,  17  No- 

vember, 1883,  Kate  Penrose. 

1631.  Anna  Yerkes  Shuman',  born  31  October,  1856;  died  11  May, 

1861. 

1632.  Charles  Frederick  Shuman",  born  4  September,  1859;  mar- 

ried Mary  Pope. 

1633.  George  McDowell  Shuman',  born  27  January,  1861 ;  mar- 

ried Mary  Bloomfield. 

1634.  John  Yerkes  Shuman',  born  29  April,  1866;  married  Laura 

Goodfleck. 

841.  THOMAS  YERKES^  (John«,  Robert^  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^ ) ,  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 

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John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Diana  Krewson,  was  born  at  Johnsville,  Bucks 
County,  II  September,  1829;  died  at  Ogontz,  18  July,  1861;  married,  6 
November,  1853,  Tacy  A.  Duffield,  born  at  Tacony,  Philadelphia,  24  August, 
1833;  daughter  of  Jesse  Duffield  by  his  wife  Sarah  Toy.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a 
carpenter,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  his  wife  being  an  Episcopalian. 

Children  of  Thomas^  and  Tacy  A.  (Duffield)  Yerkes: 

1635.  Emily  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1854;  died  6  August,  1855. 

1636.  Ella  Jane  Yerkes',  born  16  May,  1856;    married,  9  March,  1896,  Elwood 

Fulmer. 

1637.  Edward  Davis  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1858;  died  at  Ogontz,  10  February, 

1893;  married,  28  July,  1880,  Susan  Kiernan. 

1638.  Clara  Yerkes',  born  13  March,  1861 ;    died  at  Jenkintown,  Pennsylvania,  6 

August,  1900;  married  William  C.  Woodington. 

842.  LYDIA  ANN  YERKES^  (John«,  Robert^  Anthony*,  Anthony^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  John  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Diana  Krewson,  was  born  in  Warminster  Township,  Bucks  County, 
13  March,  1833;  married,  23  March,  1854,  Morris  Headley,  born  in  Middle- 
town  Township,  same  county,  7  March,  1828;  son  of  Joshua  Headley  by  his 
wife  Rebecca  Kitchen  Pownall.  Mr.  Headley  resides  at  Holland,  Bucks 
County.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Society  of 
Friends. 

Children  of  Morris  and  Lydia  Ann''  (Yerkes)  Headley: 

1639.  John  Yerkes  Headley*,  born  4  November,  1854;  married,  4  March,  1880,  Tacie 

A.  Barnes. 

1640.  Anna  Rebecca  Headley",  born  22  February,  1856;    married,  25  June,  1896, 

Frederick  Johnson. 

1641.  William  Headley",  born  18  February,  1857;  married,  4  March,  1880;  Edith 

M.  Long. 

1642.  Emma  H.  Headley",  born  27  December,  1859;    married,  24  December,  1879, 

David  S.  Krier. 

1643.  Mary  J.  Headley",  born  31  October,  1863. 

1644.  Joshua  Headley',  born  8  December,  1865;  married,  27  March,  1902,  Lottie  V. 

Wood. 

1645.  Lizzie  E.  Headley",  born  27  November,  1867;    married,  12  November,  1885, 

George  T.  White. 

1646.  Louisa  S.  Headley',  born  6  January,  1868;  married,  15  February,  1894,  John  W. 

Ritchie. 

1647.  Frank  Headley",  born  i  June,  1870. 

1648.  Sadie  Headley",  born  22  June,  1874 ;  died  22  February,  1878. 

844.  COLONEL  KREWSON  YERKES^  (John«,  Robert',  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  John  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Diana  Krewson,  was  born  at  Southampton,  Bucks  County,  19 
July,  1837;  married,  at  Philadelphia,  20  March,  1864,  Lydia  S.  Leighton, 

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avid  S.  Krier. 

T.  Headley*.  born  31  October,  1863. 
Headley',  born  8  December,  1865;  married,  27  March,  1902,  1 

Headley*,  born  27  November,  1867;  married,  12  November  *s 
T.  White. 

KADLEY*,  born  6  January,  1868;  married,  15  February.  1894, 
.  born  I  June,  1870. 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


born  at  Howellville,  Chester  County,  13  April,  1838;  daughter  of  David 
Leighton  by  his  wife  Lydia  Evans. 

Colonel  Yerkes  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  learned  the  trade 
of  a  carpenter.  In  i860  he  went  to  Centreville,  Indiana,  and  later  in  the  same 
year  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  his  trade  until  the  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  War.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  respond  to  the  call  of  his  country 
in  that  struggle,  in  which  he  served  with  gallantry  from  the  beginning  until 
its  close.  On  20  April,  1861,  he  entered  the  army  as  second  sergeant  of  Com- 
pany D,  Fifth  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  out  with 
his  regiment,  18  June,  same  year,  on  which  day  he  re-enlisted  to  serve  three 
years  in  Company  D,  Fifth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  appointed  first 
sergeant  of  his  company.  On  11  March,  1862,  he  was  commissioned  second 
lieutenant,  and  on  17  September,  same  year,  he  received  a  gunshot  wound 
through  the  right  side,  at  the  battle  of  Antietam.  He  was  promoted  first 
lieutenant,  3  October,  same  year,  and  assigned  to  Company  E,  same  regiment, 
and,  24  May,  1863,  was  promoted  captain.  On  20  July,  1864,  he  was 
wounded  in  action  at  Peach-Tree  Creek,  in  front  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  just 
before  that  city  was  taken  by  General  Sherman,  receiving  a  gunshot  wound 
in  the  right  arm.  On  26  February,  1865,  he  was  promoted  major,  receiving 
his  commission  as  such  while  on  the  march  of  Sherman's  army  from  Savannah, 
Georgia,  to  Goldsborough,  North  Carolina.  On  20  July,  same  year,  he  was 
commissioned  lieutenant-colonel,  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment  six 
days  later,  having  been  in  service  four  years  and  four  months.  After  quitting 
the  army.  Colonel  Yerkes  returned  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  has  since  engaged 
in  business  as  a  carpenter  and  builder.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion ;  E.  D.  Baker  Post,  G.  A.  R. ;  and  St. 
Paul's  Lodge,  No.  481,  F.  and  A,  M.    He  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Colonel  Krewson^  and  Lydia  S.  (Leighton)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Philadelphia : 

1649.  Warren  R.  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1865;   married,  23  October,  1889,  Sue 

Bagley,  born  at  Philadelphia,  15  July,  1869;  daughter  of  John  Bagley  by  his 
wife  Sue  Fetters. 

1650.  Anna  E.  Yerkes',  born  21  November,  1868;  died  26  February,  1870. 

860.  GEORGE  SWOPE  YERKES^  (Joseph^,  Robert^  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Mary  Ann  Neff,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  20  February,  1839; 
married,  6  December,  1865,  Rachel  Ann  Wilmerton,  born  at  Beverly,  New 
Jersey,  17  November,  1841 ;  daughter  of  Richard  Fennimore  Wilmerton  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Heisler.    Mr.    Yerkes  served  in  the  Union  Army  during 

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the  Civil  War.  He  enlisted,  7  August,  1862,  in  Company  H,  Fifteenth  Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry  (One  Hundred  and  Sixtieth  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers) ;  was  made  corporal,  i  March,  1863;  sergeant,  11  April,  1863;  first 
sergeant,  25  August,  1863;  and  second  lieutenant,  29  May,  1865.  Five  weeks 
after  his  enlistment  he  was  in  action  at  the  battle  of  Antietam.  His  next 
engagements  were  at  Stone  River  and  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee.  He  was 
with  his  command  at  Chickamauga  and  Missionary  Ridge,  and  throughout 
the  campaign  for  the  capture  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  which  began  6  May,  1864, 
and  ended  with  the  capture  of  the  city,  31  August,  same  year,  during  which 
time  he  was  in  action  in  seven  engagements.  He  participated  in  the  capture 
of  Hood's  pontoon  train,  31  December,  1864,  and  of  his  wagon-train,  the  fol- 
lowing day.  He  was  in  several  engagements  in  January,  1865,  one  of  which 
was  Mount  Hope,  in  which  General  Lyon  and  command  were  captured.  In 
March  and  April  he  participated  in  numerous  engagements ;  in  the  destruction 
of  the  bridge  and  depot  at  Deep  River;  the  pursuit  of  Jefferson  Davis,  and 
capture  of  a  part  of  his  train  and  a  large  amount  of  money  belonging  to 
Macon  banks.  Since  the  war  Mr.  Yerkes  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business,  and  is  now  a  wholesale  lumber  merchant.  He  resides  at 
Camden,  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  George  Swope'^  and  Rachel  Ann  (Wilmerton)  Yerkes;  the  two 
eldest  born  at  Philadelphia,  and  the  others  at  Conshohocken, 
Pennsylvania : 

1651.  Richard  Wilmerton  Yerkes',  born  i  October,  1866;  died  18  June,  1887. 

1652.  Joseph  Robert  Yerkes*,  born  4  January,  and  died  22  March,  1868. 

1653.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  24,  and  died  26  June,  1869. 

1654.  Anna  May  Yerkes',  born  29  May,  and  died  9  November,  1871. 

1655.  Laura  Yerkes',  born  10  October,  1873;  married,  13  September,  1899,  Guy  Bryant 

Gaskill,  born  at  Pemberton,  New  Jersey,  24  October,  i860;  son  of  Abraham 
Gaskill  by  his  wife  Georgiana  Eckert.  Issue,  born  at  Camden,  New  Jersey: 
(1656)  Albert  Guy  Gaskill',  born  16  June,  1900.  (1657)  Bryant  Earling 
Gaskill*,  born  15  March,  and  died  30  June,  1902.  (1658)  Elmer  Yerkes  Gas- 
kill'. 

1659.  Mary  Viola  Yerkes',  born  20  July,  1877. 

1660.  George  Stiles  Yerkes',  born  20  November,  1878;   married,  8  December,  1900, 

Hannah  Roberts  Lowden,  born  at  Moorestown,  New  Jersey,  2  September, 
1879;   died  at  Camden,  New  Jersey,  10  October,  1903;   daughter  of  David 
Francis  Lowden  by  his  wife  Hannah  Mitchell  Roberts.    Issue,  born  at 
Camden:    (1661)  George  Francis  Yerkes',  born  26  November,  1901. 
1662.  Albert  Yerkes',  born  12  November,  1882. 

896.  EDWARD  EYRE  YERKES^  (Adolphus^,  Jacob',  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Adolphus 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Remsen,  was  born  at  Bustleton,  Philadelphia, 

172 


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II  November,  1834;  died  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  in  January,  1899;  married 
Louisa  Gill,  who  died  at  Philadelphia,  5  December,  1900. 

Children  of  Edward  Eyre^  and  Louisa  (Gill)  Yerkes: 

1663.  Mary  H.  Yerkes',  born  2  April,  1856;   died  in  May,  1903;  married  Harry  B. 

Geib. 

1664.  Edward  Franklin  Yerkes',  born  19  September,  1857. 

1665.  Henry  Adolphus  Yerkes',  born  19  April,  1861 ;    married,  21  August,  1895, 

Hannah  T.  Ferris.  Issue :  ( 1666)  Marie  Louise  Yerkes",  born  20  July, 
1896. 

897.  ALFRED  YERKES^  (Adolphus^  Jacob^  AnthonyS  Anthony^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Adolphus  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Harriet  Remsen,  was  born  11  September,  1836;  died  at  Phoenixville, 
Pennsylvania,  29  August,  1903;  married  Mary  A.  North.  He  was  a  hard- 
ware merchant  at  Philadelphia  for  several  years,  being  the  junior  partner  in 
the  firm  of  Stoddart,  Jones  &  Yerkes,  He  later  removed  to  Phoenixville,  and 
engaged  there  in  the  hardware  business. 

Children  of  Alfred^  and  Mary  A.  (North)  Yerkes: 

1667.  Josephine  N.  Yerkes',  born  27  December,  1861 ;  died  23  March,  1865. 

1668.  William  A.  Yerkes',  born  3  January,  and  died  10  September,  1864. 

1669.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  in  January,  1865. 

1670.  Ella  M.  Yerkes',  born  2  October,  1868. 

1671.  Alfred  R.  Yerkes',  born  19  June,  1873;  died  10  June,  1890. 

902.  AUGUSTUS  ADOLPHUS  YERKES^  (Adolphus«,  Jacob',  An- 
thony*, Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  youngest  child  of 
Adolphus  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Remsen,  was  born  at  Bustleton,  Phila- 
delphia, 2  April,  1849;  married  (i)  Elizabeth  S.  Saunders,  who  is  deceased, 
and  by  whom  he  had  two  daughters,  both  of  whom  are  deceased,  and  names 
unknown.   He  married  (2)  Ella  Ehret. 

Children  by  his  second  marriage: 

1672.  Leonard  A.  Yerkes',  born  11  September,  1880. 

1673.  Gladys  Ellen  Yerkes',  born  24  December,  1889;  died  23  January,  1892. 

918,  CHARLES  MARION  YERKES'  (Jacob«,  Jonathan',  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  was  born  at  Canandaigua,  New  York,  15 
July,  1859;  married,  2  April,  1890,  Olive  Elizabeth  Powell,  born  at  Canan- 
daigua, 7  January,  1859;  daughter  of  Augustus  Norton  Powell  by  his  wife 
Ellen  Roberts.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Canandaigua.  He  and 
his  wife  are  Baptists, 

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Children  of  Charles  Marion^  and  Olive  Elizabeth  (Powell)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Canandaigua : 

1674.  Arthur  Marion  Yerkes',  born  8  August,  1891. 

1675.  Milton  Albert  Yerkes',  born  15  March,  1893. 

919.  WILLIAM  ANTHONY  YERKES^  (Jacob«,  Jonathan^  An- 
thony*, Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Jacob 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  was  born  at  Canandaigua,  New 
York,  28  February,  1862;  married,  26  August,  1897,  Loie  Lovicia  Lincoln, 
born  at  Canandaigua,  6  December,  1869;  daughter  of  Ira  Wood  Lincoln  by 
his  wife  Clementine  Warfield.  He  resides  with  his  family  at  Canandaigua, 
and  his  wife  and  he  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  William  Anthony'^  and  Loie  Lovicia  (Lincoln)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Canandaigua : 

1676.  Francis  Lee  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1898. 

1677.  Ray  Anthony  Yerkes',  born  28  March,  1900. 

920.  GEORGE  ABNER  YERKES^  (Jacob«,  Jonathan^,  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  was  born  at  Canandaigua,  New  York,  13 
May,  1864;  married  Minnie  Griffin,  born  at  Lyons,  New  York,  12  May,  1870; 
daughter  of  John  Griffin  by  his  wife  Marie  Rosfow.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at 
Rochester,  New  York,  where  his  three  youngest  children  were  born,  the  eldest 
being  born  at  Canandaigua.   He  is  a  Presbyterian. 

Children  of  George  Abner'^  and  Minnie  (Griffin)  Yerkes: 

1678.  Edward  Roy  Yerkes',  born  12  December,  1886. 

1679.  Cora  Emma  Yerkes',  born  21  January,  1888. 

1680.  John  Seymour  Yerkes',  born  20  June,  1889. 

1681.  George  Henry  Yerkes',  born  11  November,  1890. 

921.  FREDERICK  ALBERT  YERKES^  (Jacob«,  Jonathan^  An- 
thony*, Anthony^,  Herman'^,  Anthony'),  fifth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Jacob 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  was  born  at  Canandaigua,  New 
York,  22  March,  1866;  married,  8  May,  1900,  Ida  Madora  Stiggins,  born 
at  Walworth,  New  York,  23  December,  1871 ;  daughter  of  John  Henry  Stig- 
gins by  his  wife  Hannah  Mary  Chandler.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and 
resides  on  the  homestead  of  his  father. 

Child  of  Frederick  Albert"^  and  Ida  Madora  (Stiggins)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Canandaigua : 

1682.  Albert  Henry  Yerkes',  born  7  January,  1901. 

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922.  EDWARD  MILTON  YERKES^  (Jacob«,  Jonathan^  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  seventh  child  of  Jacob  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Sarah  Olivia  Roberts,  v^as  born  at  Canandaigua,  New  York,  11 
December,  1868;  married,  16  November,  1893,  Rose  Lillie  McGuire,  born  in 
Ireland,  16  September,  1869;  daughter  of  Thomas  McGuire  by  his  wife 
Bridget  Donahue.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Chicago.  He  is  an  electrician,  and 
in  religious  persuasion  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  Edward  Milton^  and  Rose  Lillie  (McGuire)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Chicago : 

1683.  Ethel  Yerkes',  born  16  June,  1894. 

1684.  Eva  Grace  Yerkes',  born  10  January,  1896. 

1685.  Arthur  Frederick  Yerkes',  born  31  March,  1898. 

933.  MARY  ELIZA  YERKES^  (Charles  Reeves^,  Jonathan^  An- 
thony*, Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fourth  child  of 
Charles  Reeves  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Young,  was  born  at  Gaines, 
Michigan,  13  February,  1854;  married,  25  September,  1873,  Miles  Emory 
Wilkinson,  born  at  Clinton,  Michigan,  28  April,  1853 ;  daughter  of  George  W. 
Wilkinson  by  his  wife  Miranda  Richardson.  Mr.  Wilkinson  is  a  farmer,  and 
resides  at  Vernon,  Michigan.   His  wife  is  a  Baptist. 

Children  of  Miles  Emory  and  Mary  Eliza''  (Yerkes)  Wilkinson;  born  at 
Vernon : 

1686.  Jennie  May  Wilkinson',  born  September,  1874;  married,  8  June,  1892,  Edgar 

A.  Jones,  of  Vernon. 

1687.  Russell  Burt  Wilkinson',  born  27  April,  1877;  married  Cora  E.  Gavit. 

1688.  Maud  Rose  Wilkinson',  born  29  October,  1888. 

1689.  Guy  S.  Wilkinson',  born  20  February,  1889 ;  died  20  January,  1890. 

1690.  Flora  Mae  Wilkinson',  born  13  July,  1893. 

934.  LAURA  JANE  YERKES^  (Charles  Reeves«,  Jonathan^,  An- 
thony*, Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Charles  Reeves  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Young,  was  born  at  Gaines, 
Michigan,  25  April,  1856;  married,  12  January,  1875,  Jerome  Bert  Perry, 
born  at  Vernon,  Michigan,  25  August,  1853;  son  of  Oscar  F.  Perry  by  his 
wife  Mahala  Smith.   Mr.  Perry  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Durand,  Michigan. 

Children  of  Jerome  Bert  and  Laura  Jane^  (Yerkes)  Perry;  born  at  Vernon: 

1691.  Clarence  Ray  Perry',  born  5  November,  1877. 

1692.  Fred  Oscar  Perry',  born  12  October,  1879 ;  married,  23  March,  1898,  Minnie  May 

Wiggens. 

1693.  Edith  Lyle  Perry',  born  11  May,  1882;  died  11  June,  1886. 

1694.  Ella  Bessie  Perry',  born  24  March,  1889. 

1695.  Blanch  Vera  Perry',  born  8  February,  1891. 

1696.  Leo  Irwin  Perry',  born  4  April,  1898. 

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935.  CHARLES  EDWIN  YERKES^  (Charles  Reeves^  Jonathan^, 
Anthony^,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  sixth  child  of 
Charles  Reeves  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Young,  was  born  at  Gaines, 
Michigan,  31  May,  i860;  married,  23  May,  1884,  Minnie  Laura  Hill,  born 
in  Huron  County,  Michigan,  27  March,  18 — ;  daughter  of  Royal  Hill  by  his 
wife  Mary  Ann  Schagel.  He  resides  at  Kalispell,  Montana,  where  he  is 
engaged  as  an  engineer,  and  where  his  youngest  child  was  born,  the  others 
being  born  in  Michigan. 

Children  of  Charles  Edwin''  and  Minnie  Laura  (Hill)  Yerkes: 

1697.  Frank  Yerkes^  born  2  September,  1886. 

1698.  William  Yerkes',  born  5  January,  1888. 

1699.  Charles  Yerkes',  born  12  May,  1891. 

1700.  Nora  Yerkes',  born  30  August,  1894. 

1701.  Esther  Yerkes',  born  10  November,  1896. 

1702.  Fannie  Yerkes',  born  8  September,  1898. 

1703.  Ella  Yerkes'. 

936.  WILLIAM  J.  YERKES^  (Charles  Reeves^,  Jonathan^  Anthony*, 
Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  seventh  child  of  Charles  Reeves 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Margaret  Young,  was  born  at  Gaines,  Michigan,  7  Decem- 
ber, 1862;  married  (i),  25  December,  1895,  Emma  J.  Perry,  born  at  Gaines, 
29  December,  1870;  died  at  Vernon,  Michigan,  in  June,  1899;  daughter  of 
Seth  B.  Perry  by  his  wife  Marian  A.  Young.  (2),  i  January,  1902,  Sarah 
Wiggins,  born  at  Holland,  Michigan,  4  April,  1874;  daughter  of  John 
Wiggins  by  his  wife  M.  C.  Bottume.  He  is  an  engineer,  and  resides  at  Vernon, 
Michigan,  where  his  children  were  born. 

Child  by  first  wife : 

1704.  Marian  A.  Yerkes'. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

1705.  Lola  Bell  Yerkes',  born  16  November,  1902. 

960.  WILLIAM  HENRY  YERKES^  (David  Anthony«,  Anthony^, 
David*,  Anthony^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  David  Anthony 
Yerkes,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Hobbs,  was  born  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  20 
February,  1843;  died  there,  9  December,  1883;  married  Eliza  Booth. 

Children  of  William  Henry''  and  Eliza  (Booth)  Yerkes;  born  at  Baltimore: 

1706.  Eliza  Wilmerton  Yerkes',  married  Charles  Pead. 

1707.  Selena  Yerkes',  married  Samuel  Rolanson. 

1708.  Grace  Yerkes'. 

1709.  William  H.  Yerkes'. 

1 710.  Ella  Yerkes',  deceased. 

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997.  ELIZABETH  FOWLER  YERKES^  (John«,  Abraham^,  John*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane 
Fowler,  was  born  at  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  2  Jan- 
uary, 1827;  died  15  May,  1887;  married  (i)  Benjamin  Wood,  son  of  Thomas 
Wood;  (2)  William  Shallcross. 

Children  by  first  husband : 

171 1.  John  Yerkes  WooD^  born  28  June,  1848;  married  Louisa  Hoffman. 

1712.  Richard  Matlack  Wood',  born  15  September,  1850;  married  Catharine  Moore, 

who  has  since  deceased. 

1713.  Amelia  Jacobs  Wood*,  born  i  December,  1854;  married,  29  July,  1899,  Cervantez 

Smith,  of  Philadelphia. 

Child  by  second  husband : 

1714.  Harvey  Quicksall  Shallcross",  born  5  May,  1864. 

1003.  JONES  YERKES^  (Jones«,  Abraham^  ]ohn\  John^,  Herman^, 
Anthony^),  only  son  and  second  child  of  Jones  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane 
Comfort,  was  born  at  Honey  Valley,  near  Spring  Mill,  Montgomery  County, 
28  August,  1830;  married,  15  October,  1856,  Letitia  Thomas  Jarrett,  born 
at  Horsham,  Pennsylvania,  13  January,  1832;  died  at  Moorestown,  New 
Jersey,  7  August,  1892;  daughter  of  Charles  Jarrett  by  his  wife  Hannah 
Maulsby.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  educated  at  the  Westtown  Boarding  School, 
Chester  County,  and  upon  leaving  school  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  store  at  West 
Chester.  In  1850  he  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  took  a  clerkship  in  the 
house  of  Jenkins  &  Co.,  tea  merchants,  and  ten  years  later  he  became  the 
junior  partner  of  the  house  of  Charles  E.  Hill  &  Co.,  tea  importers,  and 
inspected  all  tea  purchased  by  that  firm.  His  knowledge  of  the  quality  of 
teas  was  so  great  that  his  partners  desired  to  establish  a  purchasing  house  in 
China,  and  to  send  Mr.  Yerkes  there  to  conduct  its  business.  They  offered 
to  deposit  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  with  a  London  banking  firm  for  the 
use  of  the  house  in  China,  but  Mr.  Yerkes  declined  the  proposition,  thinking 
that  he  was  too  young  a  man  to  assume  so  great  a  responsibility,  and  because 
he  was  unwilling  to  go  and  reside  in  a  land  that  seemed  to  him  uncivilized. 
The  business  of  his  firm  was  later  removed  to  New  York,  and  Mr.  Yerkes 
withdrew  as  a  partner,  and  became  engaged  in  the  canning  of  fruits  and 
vegetables  at  Moorestown,  New  Jersey,  where  he  conducted  that  business  for 
the  house  of  H.  K.  Thurber  &  Co.,  of  New  York.  He  retired  from  that  busi- 
ness in  1892,  and  has  resided  since  that  time  at  Moorestown. 

Children  of  Jones'^  and  Letitia  Thomas  (Jarrett)  Yerkes: 

1715.  Charles  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  7  August,  1857;   died  3  January,  1883;  was 

graduated  at  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1879, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  Philadelphia  bar. 
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1716.  Hannah  Jarrett  Yerkes',  born  22  February,  1862;  •married,  in  1885,  Edward 
Forsythe,  born  at  Chadds  Ford,  Chester  County,  in  1856;  son  of  John  For- 
sythe  by  his  wife  Mary  P.  Smith.  Issue:  (1717)  Grace  Letitia  Forsythe", 
born  24  August,  1892.  (1718)  F.  Hamilton  Garland  Forsythe",  born  31 
July,  1896. 

1719.  Jane  Lippincott  Yerkes',  born  16  June,  1868. 

1720.  Samuel  Jarrett  YERKES^  born  12  June,  1872;  died  6  December,  1892. 

1010.  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Joseph  Weaver^,  Harman^,  JohnS 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes  by  his 
first  wife,  Hannah  Davis,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  20  October,  1831;  married,  19  December,  1859,  John  Haldeman 
Cooper,  born  at  Columbia,  Pennsylvania,  24  February,  1828;  died  9  May, 
1897;  son  of  John  Cooper,  of  Columbia,  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Peart.  Mr. 
Cooper  was  a  mechanical  engineer.   Mrs.  Cooper  is  a  Friend. 

Children  of  John  Haldeman  and  Elizabeth'^  (Yerkes)  Cooper;  born  at  Phila- 
delphia : 

1721.  Hetty  Yerkes  Cooper',  born  19  July,  1861 ;  died  7  July,  1877. 

1722.  Allan  Wood  Cooper",  born  23  November,  1864;  died  2  January,  1867. 

1011.  HETTIE  YERKES^  (Joseph  Weaver^,  Harman»,  John*,  ]ohn\ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  child  and  daughter  of  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes 
by  his  first  wife,  Hannah  Davis,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  3  December,  1833;  married,  3  May,  1853,  Caleb  R.  Hallowell, 
born  9  July,  1830;  son  of  William  and  Jane  Hallowell.  Mr.  Hallowell  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  at  Norristown.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Society  of  Friends. 

Children  of  Caleb  R.  and  Hettie^  (Yerkes)  Hallowell: 

1723.  Eugene  Yerkes  Hallowell',  born  18  June,  1856;  married,  28  July,  1887,  Jose- 

phene  E.  Marlin,  by  whom  he  has  issue. 

1724.  Laura  Hallowell',  born  15  September,  1859;  married,  25  April,  1883,  John  C. 

Martin,  by  whom  she  has  issue. 

1725.  Anna  Yerkes  Hallowell',  born  14  November,  1861. 

1726.  Lizzie  Cooper  Hallowell',  born  23  January,  1863;  married,  4  June,  1890,  Joseph 

Taggert,  by  whom  she  has  issue. 

1012.  ANNA  HARRY  YERKES'  (Joseph  Weaver^,  Harman«,  John*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes  by  his 
second  wife,  Mary  F.  Harry,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  17  May,  1839;  married,  29  April,  1858,  William  Wilson,  of  Consho- 
hocken. 

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Children  of  William  and  Anna  Harry"  (Yerkes)  Wilson: 

1727.  Laura  H.  Wilson',  born  15  September,  1859;  married,  29  January,  1884,  George 

Washington  Wood,  of  Conshocken,  by  whom  she  has  issue. 

1728.  Mary  W.  Wilson',  born  17  July,  1865;   married,  i  January,  1887,  Dr.  George 

W.  Highly,  of  Conshohocken,  by  whom  she  has  issue. 

1729.  Carrie  L.  Wilson',  born  20  December,  1868;  died  28  January,  1872. 

1015.  EVAN  MARPLE  YERKES^  (Joseph  Weaver^,  Harman»,  John*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes  by  his 
third  wife,  Elizabeth  Marple,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  10  September,  1844;  married  (i),  4  January,  1866;  Lizzie  Carlin 
Von  Neida,  born  at  Philadelphia,  10  October,  1846;  died  there,  24  May,  1877; 
daughter  of  George  Von  Neida;  (2),  25  July,  1890,  Mary  Laubach,  born  in 
Warren  County,  New  Jersey,  9  June,  1851;  daughter  of  Isaac  Laubach  by 
his  wife  Susanna  Keifer.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Philadelphia,  and  is  a  sales- 
man. 

Children  of  Evan  Marple'^  and  Lizzie  Carlin  (Von  Neida)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Philadelphia : 

1730.  Florence  May  Yerkes',  born  23  March,  1867;  married  George  Williams. 

173 1.  George  Von  Neida  Yerkes',  born  30  September,  1869.    He  is  married,  but  has 

failed  to  furnish  his  family  record  to  the  writer. 

1732.  Samuel  Yerkes',  born  12  February,  1872;  died  15  May,  1874. 

1733.  LiLUE  Yerkes',  born  29  March,  1875 ;  died  2  May,  1901. 

1016.  HIRAM  YERKES^  (Joseph  Weaver^,  Harman^,  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Joseph  Weaver  Yerkes  by  his 
third  wife,  Elizabeth  Marple,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Montgomery 
County,  5  September,  1846;  married,  25  December,  1867,  Kate  Miles  Rodgers, 
born  7  December,  1848;  daughter  of  Robert  Rodgers  by  his  wife  Maria  Cham- 
bers. Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Philadelphia,  and  is  engaged  in  the  upholstering 
business. 

Children  of  Hiram''  and  Kate  Miles  (Rodgers)  Yerkes;  born  at  Philadelphia: 

1734.  Maud  Esling  Yerkes',  born  12  December,  1868. 

1735-  Walter  Yerkes',  born  24  September,  1870;  married,  11  December,  1893,  Caroline 
Benz,  born  at  Philadelphia,  29  September,  1875 ;  daughter  of  Charles  Benz  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Zimmer.  Issue:  (1736)  Walter  Hiram  Yerkes',  born  16 
November,  1894.    (1737)  John  Graham  Yerkes*,  born  4  January,  1896. 

1738.  Enoch  Marple  Yerkes',  born  i  July,  1872. 

1020.  JAMES  CRESSON  YERKES^  (Nathaniel  Weaver^  Harman^, 
John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Nathaniel  Weaver  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Sarah  Jones  Leedom,  was  born  in  Plymouth  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  18  June,  1854;  married,  14  June,  1877,  Hannah  Hallowell, 

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born  at  Conshohocken,  6  March,  1853;  daughter  of  Wilham  Hallowell  by  his 
wife  Matilda  Preston.   Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Reading,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  James  Cresson'^  and  Hannah  (Hallowell)  Yerkes: 

1739.  Clarence  Yerkes',  born  23  February,  and  died  4  March,  1878. 

1740.  Clifford  Hallowell  Yerkes',  born  20  June,  1880. 

1741.  Anna  Leedom  Yerkes',  born  31  May,  1882. 

1742.  Helen  Hay  Yerkes',  born  8  December,  1884. 
1743-  William  Sharpless  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1887. 

1744.  Charles  Weaver  Yerkes',  born  5  September,  1890. 

1025.  DEBORAH  ANN  YERKES^  (John^,  William^  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Catharine  Dull, 
was  born  in  New  Garden  Township,  Chester  County,  25  April,  1831;  mar- 
ried, 18  September,  1853,  Samuel  Pennock,  born  in  Kennett  Township,  same 
county,  8  February,  1816;  son  of  Moses  Pennock  by  his  wife  Mary  Lam- 
born,  and  a  descendant  of  Christopher  Pennock,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Chester  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pennock  reside  at  Kennett  Square,  where 
their  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Deborah  Ann'^  (Yerkes)  Pennock: 

1745.  Frederick  Moses  Pennock',  born  5  July,  1855 !   married,  25  December,  1880, 

Cora  Webster,  by  whom  he  has  issue. 

1746.  Charles  John  Pennock',  born  18  November,  1858;   married  (i),  31  March, 

1882,  Eleanor  M.  Phillips,  who  died  at  Thomasville,  Georgia,  26  January, 
1889;   (2),  10  June,  1891,  Mary  M.  Scarlett.    Has  issue  by  both  marriages. 

1747.  Theodore  Pennock',  born  3  March,  i860;  married,  16  October,  1883,  M.  Louise 

Sharp,  by  whom  he  has  issue. 

1026.  MAJOR  JOHN  DULL  YERKES^  (John«,  William^  John^ 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  John  Yerkes  by 
his  first  wife,  Catharine  Dull,  was  born  in  New  Garden  Township,  Chester 
County,  28  October,  1833;  died  at  Philadelphia,  16  March,  1895.  Major 
Yerkes  spent  his  early  life  on  his  father's  farm,  where  he  was  residing,  with 
his  young  wife  and  infant  child,  when  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  inaugurated 
the  conflict  of  the  Civil  War.  The  patriotic  ardor  of  young  Yerkes  was  so 
stirred  by  the  firing  upon  the  flag  of  his  country  that  when  the  first  call  to 
arms  was  made  he  was  prepared  to  engage  in  the  struggle.  A  company  of 
riflemen  was  recruited  in  Chester  County,  and  John  Dull  Yerkes  enlisted  in  the 
same,  becoming  the  orderly  or  first  sergeant.  This  command  shortly  after- 
wards formed  Company  H  of  the  Forty-second  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, under  Colonel  Thomas  Leiper  Kane,  one  of  the  famous  Bucktail 
regiments.  Yerkes  was  made  captain  of  the  company,  and  continued  in  com- 
mand vmtil  mustered  out  of  service  with  his  regiment,  11  July,  1864.  He 

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participated  in  many  battles  during  his  more  than  three  years  of  active  service, 
and  was  wounded  in  action,  2  July,  1863,  in  the  great  conflict  at  Gettysburg. 
On  13  May,  1865,  in  recognition  of  his  distinguished  service  during  the  war, 
he  was  brevetted  major  in  the  United  States  army. 

Major  Yerkes  married,  15  October,  1857,  Elizabeth  Walter,  born  in 
Kennett  Square,  Chester  County,  2  June,  1838;  daughter  of  James  Walter 
by  his  wife  Rebecca  Taylor. 

Children  of  Major  John  Duir  and  Elizabeth  (Walter)  Yerkes;  born  at  Ken- 
nett Square: 

1748.  Mary  Yerkes',  born  30  July,  1859. 

1749.  James  Walter  Yerkes*,  born  7  September,  1861 ;   married,  2  July,  1891,  Mrs. 

Annie  Ester  Shubert,  born  at  Welsh  Run,  Pennsylvania,  16  July,  1853 ; 
daughter  of  James  Gorman  by  his  wife  Susanna  Feltberger.  Mr.  Yerkes 
resides  at  Philadelphia,  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  J.  Walter  Yerkes  & 
Co.,  house,  sign,  and  fresco  painters. 

1750.  Catharine  R.  Yerkes',  born  10  November,  1865. 

1751.  Richard  W.  Yerkes",  born  23  June,  1868;    married,  29  April,  1896,  Philena  L. 

Salter,  born  at  Philadelphia,  10  September,  1870;  daughter  of  Heliacal  A. 
Salter  by  his  wife  Philena  Kinsey.    He  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

1752.  Sarah  Taylor  Yerkes',  born  22  September,  1870;   married,  5  December,  1894, 

Howard  Rankin  Yearsley,  born  at  Coatesville,  Pennsylvania,  27  June,  1869; 
son  of  Isaac  Yearsley,  Senr  by  his  wife  Ann  Elizabeth  Rankin.  Mr.  Yearsley 
is  a  stenographer,  and  resides  at  Logan,  Philadelphia.  Issue:  (1753)  Eliza- 
beth Rankin  Yearsley',  Lorn  5  October,  1897.  (1754)  James  Walter 
Yearsley',  born  5  August,  1900. 

1755.  Ella  M.  Yerkes',  born  26  September,  1873. 

1048.  FRANKLIN  YERKES^  (Jacob  Streper«,  William^,  JohnS 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Jacob  Streper 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Ann  S.  Shoemaker,  was  born  at  Franklin,  Warren  County, 
Ohio,  19  December,  1835;  married,  30  January,  1872,  Mary  Francenia  Coch- 
ran, born  at  Chambersburg,  Indiana,  3  August,  1851;  daughter  of  William 
Logan  Douglas  Cochran  by  his  wife  Sarah  Jane  Walker.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides 
at  Veedersburg,  Indiana,  where  he  is  in  business  as  a  dealer  and  shipper  of 
cattle. 

Children  of  Franklin'^  and  Mary  Francenia  (Cochran)  Yerkes: 

1756.  Logan  Yerkes',  born  24  March,  1873. 
1757-  Owen  Yerkes',  born  17  October,  1874. 

1049.  HIRAM  YERKES^  (Jacob  Streper«,  William',  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^ ) ,  second  son  and  third  child  of  Jacob  Streper  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Ann  S.  Shoemaker,  was  born  at  Franklin,  Ohio,  7  May,  1839; 
married  (i),  21  September,  1865,  Hester  Emeline  Prevo,  born  October, 
1838;  died  at  Fairmount,  Illinois,  6  September,  1877;  daughter  of  Marcus 

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Prevo  by  his  wife  Sarah  Beers.  He  married  (2),  10  January,  1878,  Mary 
Ohve  Noble,  born  at  Princeton,  Indiana,  6  February,  i860;  daughter  of 
James  Henry  Noble.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Fairmount, 
Illinois,  where  his  children  were  born.    He  is  a  Methodist. 

Children  by  first  wife: 

1758.  Spencer  Grant  Yerkes',  born  8  August,  1866. 

1759.  Alice  Maud  Yerkes',  born  30  March,  1868;  married  Charles  Milton  Price. 

1760.  Ella  May  Yerkes',  born  20  October,  1869;  married  Clement  Horatio  Stearns. 

1761.  Anna  Leah  Yerkes',  born  21  May,  1871 ;  married  Ira  Milton  Busby. 

1762.  Susie  Yerkes',  born  23  September,  1873. 

1763.  Hattie  Yerkes',  born  12  August,  1875 ;    married,  26  September,  1897,  Oscar 

Stallings,  born  at  Fairmount,  25  August,  1874. 

Children  by  second  wife : 

1764.  Pearl  Yerkes',  born  24  September,  1879 ;  died  7  January,  1880. 

1765.  Hiram  Noble  Yerkes',  born  15  February,  1881. 

1766.  Lola  Grace  Yerkes',  born  26  November,  1885. 

1767.  Winnie  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  15  October,  1888. 

1050.  BARCLAY  YERKES^  (Jacob  Streper«,  William^  JohnS  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Jacob  Streper  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Ann  S.  Shoemaker,  was  born  at  Covington,  Indiana,  10  April,  1841 ; 
married,  18  April,  1867,  Martha  Marlatt,  born  in  Wabash  Township,  Indiana, 
18  December,  1844;  daughter  of  Jacob  Marlatt  by  his  wife  Cynthia  Schnorf. 
Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Covington,  where  his  children  were 
born. 

Children  of  Barclay'^  and  Martha  (Marlatt)  Yerkes: 

1768.  Emma  Yerkes',  born  20  August,  1868. 

1769.  Jacob  Yerkes',  born  29  April,  1871. 

1770.  Charles  T.  Yerkes',  born  29  January,  1876. 

1771.  Sherman  Yerkes',  born  22  May,  1879. 

1772.  Ruby  Deborah  Yerkes',  born  25  February,  1882. 

105 1.  ALLEN  YERKES^  (Jacob  Streper^  William^,  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  fifth  child  of  Jacob  Streper  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Ann  S.  Shoemaker,  was  born  at  Covington,  Indiana,  23  February, 
1844;  married,  10  October,  1866,  Serena  M.  Alexander,  born  at  Belvidere, 
Illinois,  22  December,  1845;  daughter  of  James  Alexander  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Mitchell.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Covington,  where  his  children  were 
born. 

Children  of  Allen'^  and  Serena  M.  (Alexander)  Yerkes: 

1773-  James  Lovell  Yerkes',  born  29  December,  1868;   married,  7  December,  1892, 
Mabel  Dell  Graham,  born  at  Covington,  24  March,  1872;  daughter  of  Albert 

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W.  Graham  by  his  wife  Serelda  Carwhile.    He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at 
Covington.    Issue:   (1774)  Virgie  Allen  Yerkes*,  born  20  June,  1895. 
177S-  Jones  Irwin  Yerkes',  born  19  November,  1870 ;  married,  19  January,  1898,  Grace 
Hendrix,  born  at  Covington,  7  October,  1875 ;  daughter  of  Arbanus  Nixon 
Hendrix.   He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Covington. 

1061.  JONATHAN  M.  YERKES^  (Jonathan^,  William^,  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  EHzabeth  Mitchener,  was  born  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  15 
February,  1854;  married,  12  January,  1882,  Mary  Louisa  Ewing,  born  in 
Cecil  County,  Maryland,  26  April,  1853;  daughter  of  Elisha  R.  Ewing,  Sen^, 
by  his  wife  Louisa  Ford.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Oxford, 
Chester  County.   Both  he  and  his  wife  are  Presbyterians. 

Children  of  Jonathan  M.'''  and  Mary  Louisa  (Ewing)  Yerkes;  all  born  in 
Chester  County: 

1776.  Anna  May  Yerkes",  born  6  May,  1883 ;  married,  12  March,  1900,  Frank  Gilbert. 

1777.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  25  September,  1885 ;  died  23  August,  1899. 

1778.  Roland  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1888. 

1779.  Mary  Louisa  Yerkes',  born  24  December,  1889. 

1780.  Gifford  M.  Yerkes',  born  6  January,  1892. 

1781.  Jonathan  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1894. 

1782.  HoBART  Yerkes',  born  24  September,  1896. 

1063.  HENRY  C.  YERKES^  ( Jonathan^,  William^  John".  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of  Jonathan  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Mitchener,  was  born  in  Cecil  County,  Maryland,  12  July,  1859; 
married,  4  November,  1883,  Eva  Ewing,  born  in  Cecil  County,  5  July,  1863; 
sister  of  his  brother  Jonathan  M.'s  wife.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  reside  at 
Lewisville,  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Henry  C.^  and  Eva  (Ewing)  Yerkes: 

1783.  Flossie  M.  Yerkes',  born  20  July,  1884. 

1784.  Bennie  Forrest  Yerkes",  born  17  November,  1885. 

1785.  Harry  Harlen  Yerkes',  born  21  September,  1887. 

1786.  Bayard  Roy  Yerkes',  born  10  September,  1889. 

1787.  Myrtle  Louisa  Yerkes',  born  21  November,  1891. 

1788.  Freida  Eva  Yerkes',  born  26  April,  1898. 

1789.  Austin  Norval  Yerkes',  born  6  February,  1902. 

1070.  JOHN  WORRELL  YERKES^  (Job  Roberts^,  John^  JohnS 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Job  Roberts  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Pierce,  was  born  in  East  Bradford,  Chester  County,  2  January, 
1846;  died  there,  4  April,  1876;  married,  26  February,  1873,  Mary  Kate 
Barr,  born  in  Delaware  County,  26  March,  1850;  died  at  Chester,  25  Novem- 
ber, 1877;  daughter  of  Charles  Barr  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Fulton. 

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Child  of  John  WorrelF  and  Mary  Kate  (Barr)  Yerkes : 

1790.  Lauretta  James  YERKES^  born  23  December,  1873;  married,  11  August,  1894, 
Samuel  Newlin  Hill,  Junr,  born  at  Markham,  Delaware  County,  8  June,  1871 ; 
son  of  Samuel  Newlin  Hill  by  his  wife  Isabelle  Hudson.  They  reside  at 
Markham.  Issue:  (1791)  Miriam  Elizabeth  Hill',  born  3  November,  1895. 
(1792)  John  Hill",  born  26  October,  1898. 

1073.  LEWIS  MORRIS  YERKES^  (Job  Roberts^,  John^,  John*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  child  and  son  of  Job  Roberts  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Pierce,  was  born  at  New  Garden,  Chester  County,  2 
April,  1852;  married,  28  December,  1881,  Adaline  Myres,  born  at  Thorn- 
burg,  same  county,  28  May,  1852;  daughter  of  James  Myres  by  his  wife 
Amanda  Hunter.    Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Lewis  Morris'^  and  Adaline  (Myres)  Yerkes: 

1793.  Horace  Maxwell  Yerkes',  born  7  March,  1883;  died  18  May,  1892. 

1794.  Bessie  Amanda  Yerkes',  born  2  May,  1885. 

1074.  HARRY  MENDENHALL  YERKES^  (Job  Roberts^,  John^, 
John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fifth  child  and  son  of  Job  Roberts  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Pierce,  was  born  at  New  Garden,  Chester  County,  27 
August,  1854;  married,  28  January,  1885,  Ella  Henry  Smedley,  born  in  Dela- 
ware County,  16  July,  1857;  daughter  of  Jesse  F.  Smedley  by  his  wife  Ellen 
G.  Ormsby,  and  a  descendant  of  George  Smedley.*  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer, 
and  resides  near  West  Chester,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Harry  MendenhalF  and  Ella  Henry  (Smedley)  Yerkes: 

1795.  Harry  Wardle  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1886. 

1796.  Norman  B.  Yerkes',  born  6  October,  1888 ;  died  26  July,  1889. 

1797.  Maud  Wilhelmina  Yerkes',  born  19  August,  1892 ;  died  26  May,  1895. 

1075.  WALTER  HOWARD  YERKES^  (Job  Roberts^,  John^,  John*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  child  and  son  of  Job  Roberts  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  Pierce,  was  born  in  New  Garden,  Chester  County,  10  January, 
1857;  married,  22  March,  1888,  Grace  Heysham,  born  at  Newtown  Square, 
Delaware  County,  16  September,  1863;  daughter  of  Dr.  Charles  Stewart  Hey- 
sham by  his  wife  Fanny  Phipps  Rushton.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  West 
Chester,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Walter  Howard'^  and  Grace  (Heysham)  Yerkes: 

1798.  Fannie  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  20  January,  1889. 

1799.  Earl  Pierce  Yerkes',  born  28  May,  1892. 

1800.  Lydia  Eyre  Yerkes',  born  16  November,  1898. 

*  See  "  Genealogy  of  the  Smedley  Family,"  by  Gilbert  Cope. 
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1088. 'MARY  ELIZABETH  YERKES^  (Morris  or  Maurice^,  John^, 
John*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  sixth  child  of  Morris 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Mendenhall  Pierce,  was  born  in  Chester  County, 
Pennsylvania,  16  April,  1856;  married,  16  April,  1881,  William  Luther 
Mallory,  born  in  New  York,  4  January,  1857;  son  of  Augustus  Mallory  by  his 
wife  Mary  Jane  Burrows.   They  reside  at  Heppner,  Oregon. 

Children  of  William  Luther  and  Mary  Elizabeth"^  (Yerkes)  Mallory;  all  born 
at  Heppner,  Oregon: 

1801.  Edna  Frances  Mallory',  born  21  November,  1884. 

1802.  Augustus  Maurice  Mallory',  born  6  October,  1884. 

1803.  William  Lester  Mallory',  born  22  December,  1886. 

1804.  Harry  Yerkes  Mallory',  born  28  October,  1888. 

1805.  Cassius  Chester  Mallory',  born  18  October,  1890. 

1806.  Margaret  Mallory',  born  16  July,  1897. 

1 102.  GEORGE  S.  YERKES^  (Lewis«,  Jonathan^  John*,  John^,  Her- 
man^, Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Lewis  Yerkes  by  his  wife 
Esther  Fielding  Jones,  died  at  Philadelphia,  in  December,  1868;  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  William  Denny. 

Children  of  George  S.'^  and  Elizabeth  (Denny)  Yerkes;  born  at  Philadelphia: 

1807.  Lewis  Albert  Yerkes',  born  9  May,  1861 ;  married,  13  October,  1886,  Anna  Niell 

Foster,  born  15  July,  1862;  daughter  of  Isaac  M.  Foster  by  his  wife  Margaret 
Niell.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Swarthmore,  Pennsylvania,  and  is  a  master 
painter.  Issue:  (1808)  Lewis  Patterson  Yerkes*,  born  2  August,  1887. 
(1809)  Adolph  Andrews  Yerkes*,  born  25  February,  1890.  (1810)  Jennie 
Haines  Yerkes",  born  4  July,  1894.  (1811)  Margaret  Niell  Yerkes*,  born 
28  September,  1896. 

1812.  Elizabeth  Fielding  Yerkes',  born  13  May,  1867;  married,  7  November,  1894, 
Henry  W.  Gruber,  born  27  November,  1868;  son  of  Henry  Gruber.  Issue: 

(1813)  Helen  M.  Gruber',  born  2  September,  1897;    died  27  July,  1898. 

(1814)  Henry  T.  Gruber*,  born  12  March,  1902. 

1 103.  THEODORE  YERKES^  (Lewis^,  Jonathan^,  John*,  John^, 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Lewis  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Esther  Fielding  Jones,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  30  April,  1840;  married 
Mary  G.  Ketcham,  daughter  of  John  Ketcham  by  his  wife  Anna  Mein.  Mr. 
Yerkes  is  a  salesman,  and  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  dry-goods  firm 
of  Williams,  Yerkes  &  Company. 

Children  of  Theodore'''  and  Mary  G.  (Ketcham)  Yerkes: 

1815.  Emily  Roberts  Yerkes'. 

1816.  William  Lippincott  Yerkes'. 

1817.  Eleanor  Lippincott  Yerkes'. 

1818.  Albert  Jones  Yerkes'. 

1819.  Mary  Yerkes'. 

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CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


1 107.  ELLA  AMELIA  YERKES^  (Samuel  Mann^,  Silas^  Harman^ 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Samuel  Mann  Yerkes  by  his 
second  wife,  Mrs.  Emeline  (Mather)  Rumsey,  was  born  at  Howell,  Michigan, 
II  September,  1864;  married,  15  April,  1890,  Frank  R.  Crandal,  born  at 
Northfield,  Michigan,  15  November,  1862;  son  of  David  Freeman  Crandal 
by  his  wife  Caroline  M.  Simmons.  Mr.  Crandal  resides  at  Howell,  Michigan, 
where  his  children  were  born. 

Children  of  Frank  R.  and  Ella  Amelia'^  (Yerkes)  Crandal: 

1820.  Carrie  L.  Crandal*,  born  3  January,  1891. 

1821.  Merle  S.  Crandal',  born  19  December,  1892. 

1822.  L.  Harold  Crandal',  born  10  October,  1894. 

1823.  Rial  Y.  Crandal',  born  24  December,  1896. 

1824.  Flora  A.  Crandal',  born  8  March,  1899. 
18^5.  Frank  M.  Crandal',  born  5  February,  1901. 


1 108.  SAMUEL  MATHER  YERKES^  (Samuel  Mann»,  Silas^,  Har- 
man*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Samuel 
Mann  Yerkes  by  his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Emeline  (Mather)  Rumsey,  was  born 
at  Howell,  Michigan,  4  December,  1869;  married,  10  May,  1893,  Rosa  A.  P. 
Sowle,  born  at  Howell,  Michigan,  29  July,  1867;  daughter  of  Enos  Sowle  by 
his  wife  Justina  Curtis.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Howell,  where  his  children 
were  born. 

Children  of  Samuel  Mather'^  and  Rosa  A.  P.  (Sowle)  Yerkes: 

1826.  Ralph  Walter  Yerkes',  born  26  January,  1897. 

1827.  Esther  Sowle  Yerkes',  born  12  October,  1899. 


1 1 14.  SAMUEL  LINFORD  YERKES^  (John  Keith«,  Silas^  Har- 
man*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fifth  child  of  John  Keith 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Henrietta  Lesher,  was  born  at  Huntingdon  Valley,  More- 
land  Township,  Montgomery  County,  13  February,  1854,  and  resides  at  Fox 
Chase,  Philadelphia,  where  he  and  his  brother,  William  Austin  Yerkes,  are 
engaged  in  the  flour  and  feed  milling  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Yerkes 
Brothers.  He  married,  i  January,  1880,  Mary  Anna  Walton,  born  at  Frank- 
ford,  Philadelphia,  2  August,  1852;  daughter  of  Salem  Walton  by  his  wife 
Ann  Eliza  Stroup.  ^  li  i"'^"  i'i''  aiii> 

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Children  of  Samuel  Linford'^  and  Mary  Anna  (Walton)  Yerkes: 

1828.  RoYDEN  Keith  Yerkes',  born  22  June,  1881.   He  graduated,  in  1899,  at  the  Phila- 

delphia High  School,  with  honors,  and  in  the  same  year  he  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1903.  He  is  now 
studying  for  the  ministry  at  the  '^■■■■■■■■•■■■piP.   p/)/ |a  ^jjj^  ^  pK  i' S 

1829.  Mabel  J  a  NViER  Yerkes*,  born  22  May,  1886.  rSc*li£>cs>  1 

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YERKES  FAMILY 


1 122.  SILAS  MARSHALL  YERKES^  (Isaac  Mann«,  Silas^,  Har- 
/  man^,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Isaac  Mann 

Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane  Murdock  Carr,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery 
County,  28  August,  1846;  married,  21  October,  1874,  Sue  Addis  Carrell, 
born  near  Hartsville,  24  April,  1854;  daughter  of  Hugh  Jamison  Carrell  by 
his  wife  Abigail  Dubois  Addis.    He  resides  at  Doylestown. 

Children  of  Silas  Marshall  and  Sue  Addis  (Carrell)  Yerkes;  all  born  near 
Hartsville : 

1830.  Robert  Mearns  Yerkes',  born  26  May,  1876.    He  is  a  student  at  Harvard  Uni- 

versity. 

1831.  Mabel  Yerkes',  born  9  November,  1880;  died  26  March,  1883. 

1832.  Miles  Carrell  Yerkes",  born  27  November,  1884. 

1833.  William  Augustus  Yerkes',  born  24  March,  1886. 

1834.  Carrie  McCluskey  Yerkes",  born  26  October,  1887 ;  died  22  March,  1894. 

1 1 24.  COURTLAND  CARR  YERKES^  (Isaac  Mann«,  Silas^  Har- 
man*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Isaac 
Mann  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane  Murdock  Carr,  was  born  at  Abington,  Mont- 
gomery County,  16  March,  1850;  married,  15  January,  1878,  Mary  Matilda 
Atkinson,  born  at  Davisville,  Bucks  County,  11  December,  1857;  daughter 
of  Mahlon  R.  Atkinson  by  his  wife  Mary  A.  Wood.  He  resides  at  Hatboro, 
Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Courtland  Carr'^  and  Mary  Matilda  (Atkinson)  Yerkes: 

1835.  Charles  M.  Yerkes",  born  25  March,  1879;  died  31  January,  1880. 

1836.  Jane  Carr  Yerkes",  born  3  September,  1881 ;  married  John  Wallace  Hoff,  and 

resides  at  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 

1837.  Mary  Atkinson  Yerkes",  born  2  April,  1894. 

1 126.  CHARLES  SHOEMAKER  YERKES^  (Isaac  Mann«,  Silas', 
Harman*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Isaac 
Mann  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Jane  Murdock  Carr,  was  born  at  Hartsville,  Penn- 
sylvania, 15  July,  1857;  married,  10  September,  1886,  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Kniblor,  born  at  Portage,  New  York,  28  September,  i860;  daughter  of  Wells 
Ebenezer  Kniblor  by  his  wife  Hila  Weller  Hill.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Sala- 
manca, New  York,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business  as  an  express  messenger 
for  the  Wells  Fargo  Express  Company. 

Child  of  Charles  Shoemaker'^  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Kniblor)  Yerkes: 

1838.  Mabel  Kniblor  Yerkes',  born  16  September,  1889. 

1 1 27.  JENNIE  YERKES^  (Isaac  Mann«,  Silas^  Harman*,  John^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  seventh  child  of  Isaac  Mann  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Jane  Murdock  Carr,  was  born  at  Hartsville,  Pennsylvania,  17 

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September,  1859;  married,  3  March,  1880,  Ashbel  Welch  Watson,  born  near 
Newtown,  13  April,  1848;  son  of  David  Lee  Watson  by  his  wife  Martha 
Thompson.  Mr.  Watson  resides  at  Newtown,  Bucks  County,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  being  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  A.  W. 
&  W.  M.  Watson. 

Children  of  Ashbel  Welch  and  Jennie'^  (Yerkes)  Watson;  all  born  at  New- 
town : 

1839.  Samuel  Buckman  Watson',  born  28  April,  1881 ;  died  22  June,  1882. 

1840.  Esther  Mearns  Watson',  born  3  September,  1883. 

1841.  Harold  Lee  Watson',  born  22  June,  1886. 

1842.  Carl  Buckman  Watson',  born  26  September,  1890. 

1 136.  EUGENE  YERKES^  (Silas  Darrah«,  Silas^  Harman*,  John^ 
Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of  Silas  Darrah  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Rachel  Shelmire,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery  County, 
27  June,  1854;  married,  16  October,  1876,  Theresa  May  Oechsle,  born  at 
Philadelphia,  12  January,  1857;  daughter  of  Joseph  Oechsle  by  his  wife 
Francisca  Metzinger.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  in  the  employ  of  the  Philadelphia 
Rapid  Transit  Company  as  car  despatcher. 

Children  of  Eugene'^  and  Theresa  May  (Oechsle)  Yerkes: 

1843.  Eugene  John  Yerkes',  born  21  February,  1878;  died  9  April,  1886. 

1844.  Mary  Francisca  Yerkes',  born  6  September,  1881 ;  died  22  May,  1882. 

1845.  Rachel  May  Yerkes',  born  13  July,  1886. 

1846.  Joseph  Hawker  Yerkes',  born  12  February,  1890. 

1 138.  SILAS  HORNER  YERKES^  (Silas  Darrah^,  Silas^,  Harman*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Silas  Darrah 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rachel  Shelmire,  was  born  at  Downingtown,  Pennsyl- 
vania, 12  April,  1858;  married,  9  March,  1887,  Maude  Wright,  born  at  Lock 
Haven,  Clinton  County,  17  December,  1863;  daughter  of  James  Wright  by 
his  wife  Margaret  Heinlein.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  engaged  in  business  as  a  coal 
dealer,  and  resides  at  Wissahickon,  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Silas  Horner'^  and  Maude  (Wright)  Yerkes: 

1847.  Silas  James  Yerkes',  born  27  August,  1889. 

1848.  Nancy  Yerkes',  born  14  June,  1895. 

1 142.  ALBERT  ROWLAND  YERKES^  (William  Tennant«,  Silas«, 
Harman*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  child  and  son  of  William 
Tennant  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Maria  Blaker,  was  born  at  Abington,  Montgomery 
County,  9  June,  1861 ;  married,  18  February,  1885,  Ada  Berry  Buckman, 

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born  at  Richboro,  Bucks  County,  20  October,  1861;  daughter  of  Amos  J. 
and  Catharine  D.  Buckman.    Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Logan,  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Albert  Rowland^  and  Ada  Berry  (Buckman)  Yerkes;  all  born 
at  Logan: 

1849.  Albert  Rowland  Yerkes',  born  19  July,  1886. 

1850.  Amos  Russell  Yerkes'  (twin  of  Albert  Rowland),  born  19  July,  1886. 

1851.  William  Tennant  Yerkes',  born  3  January,  1890;  died  30  November,  1892. 

1852.  Clifford  Yerkes',  born  5  June,  1893 ;  died  8  January,  1896. 

1853.  Horace  B.  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1896. 

1 154.  EDWIN  HOLME  YERKES^  (Charles  Huxham«,  Silas«,  Har- 
man*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Charles  Huxham  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Rebecca  Holme,  was  born  at  Grafton,  Illinois,  5  October,  i860; 
married,  3  September,  1885,  Emma  Legate,  born  at  Alamode,  Missouri,  31 
October,  1862;  daughter  of  Henry  Leander  Legate  by  his  wife  Mary  A. 
Skidmore.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  at  Eureka  College, 
Illinois.  From  1883  until  1890  he  engaged  in  teaching,  and  in  the  latter 
year  he  took  up  the  calling  of  telegraphy.  He  is  now  the  agent  and  telegraph 
operator  of  the  Burlington  and  Missouri  Railroad  at  Phillips,  Nebraska. 

Children  of  Edwin  Holme'^  and  Emma  (Legate)  Yerkes;  born  in  Illinois: 

1854.  Howard  Leland  Yerkes',  born  21  July,  1886. 

1855.  Anna  Mildred  Yerkes",  born  25  May,  1888. 

1856.  Charles  Mason  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1898. 

1 1 56.  CHARLES  WRENN  YERKES^  (Charles  Huxham^,  Silas^ 
Harman*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Charles 
Huxham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Holme,  was  born  in  Grafton,  Jersey 
County,  Illinois,  19  February,  1865;  married,  10  September,  1889,  Mary 
Van  Tine,  born  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  7  November,  1867;  daughter  of  Alfred 
C.  Van  Tine  by  his  wife  Emma  Almira  Durkee.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  school- 
teacher, and  resides  at  Bunkerhill,  Macoupin  County,  Illinois.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Children  of  Charles  Wrenn'^  and  Mary  (Van  Tine)  Yerkes: 

1857.  LuciLE  Yerkes',  born  8  September,  1890. 

1858.  Robert  Dale  Yerkes',  born  17  August,  1892. 

1859.  Neena  Yerkes',  born  18  June,  1894. 

1860.  Alta  Yerkes',  born  18  March,  1896. 

1861.  Lola  Yerkes',  born  24  April,  1898. 

1862.  Warren  Albro  Yerkes',  born  4  December,  1899. 

1863.  Byron  Foster  Yerkes',  born  9  July,  1901. 

1 157.  ALBERT  EVEREST  YERKES^  (Charles  Huxham«,  Silas^. 
Harman*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Charles 

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Huxham  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Rebecca  Holme,  was  born  in  Grafton,  Jersey 
County,  Illinois,  14  January,  1868;  married,  30  August,  1894,  Julia  Van 
Tine,  born  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  6  May,  1869;  daughter  of  Alfred  C.  Van 
Tine  by  his  wife  Almira  Mary  Wheeler.  In  early  life  Mr.  Yerkes  was  a 
school-teacher,  but  later  he  became  extensively  engaged  in  the  restaurant 
business  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Faddis  & 
Yerkes. 

Children  of  Albert  Everest'^  and  Julia  (Van  Tine)  Yerkes: 

1864.  Raymond  Alfred  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1895. 

1865.  Walter  Holme  Yerkes^  born  25  October,  1896. 

1866.  Ralph  Vincent  Yerkes*,  born  2  February,  1898. 

1867.  Helen  Yerkes',  born  28  June,  1899. 

1 158.  ABEL  KELSEY  YERKES'  (Andrew  Jackson^,  John^,  Har- 
man*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Andrew  Jackson  Yerkes  by 
his  wife  Susan  Kelsey,  was  born  at  Bordentown,  New  Jersey,  15  September, 
1858;  married,  18  September,  1883,  Mary  Dilworth,  born  at  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  8  January,  1863;  daughter  of  James  Ronaldson  Dilworth  by  his  wife 
Alice  Elizabeth  Macauley, 

Mr.  Yerkes,  upon  the  death  of  his  father,  was  apprenticed  to  a  farmer  in 
Warminster,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1868.  Like  all  "  bound  boys" 
at  that  time,  he  received  only  such  an  education  as  three  months  at  a  country 
school  afforded.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he  ran  away  from  the  farm, 
and  after  a  varied  and  fruitful  experience  of  several  weeks  as  a  newsboy,  pro- 
cured a  position  in  a  large  cotton-mill.  The  panic  of  1873  compelled  him 
to  leave  that  work  and  seek  other  employment,  which  he  found  in  the  Public 
Spirit  office  at  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania.  In  the  spring  of  1876,  with  just 
enough  money  to  purchase  a  ticket  to  Glencoe,  Minnesota,  he  landed  at  that 
place,  almost  penniless  and  without  a  friend,  and  failing  to  find  employment 
in  the  printing-office  there,  he  went  to  work  on  a  farm,  but  finally  obtained  a 
situation  at  type-setting.  In  September  he  was  offered  a  similar  situation  at 
Alexandria,  Minnesota,  to  which  place  he  went  in  a  stage-coach,  on  money 
borrowed  from  the  publisher  he  worked  for.  This  man  had  money  to  lend  him, 
at  a  good  rate  of  interest,  but  utterly  refused  to  pay  the  wages  that  were  due. 

In  1878,  soon  after  the  Custer  Massacre,  young  Yerkes  went  to  Fort 
Standing  Rock,  Dakota,  with  a  herd  of  cattle  for  the  Sioux  Indians.  The 
trip  was  a  hazardous  one  of  two  months,  during  which  an  attack  from  In- 
dians was  daily  expected.  It  was  made  without  loss  of  life,  and  created  a 
desire  on  the  part  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  to  see  Western  life  on  the  frontier. 
So,  in  1879,  he  went  to  Miles  City,  then  the  outpost  of  civilization.   This  town 

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existed  upon  the  earnings  of  buffalo-hunters,  who  were  then  killing  buffalo 
by  the  thousands  for  their  hides  alone,  and  it  was  probably  at  that  time  the 
"  roughest"  town  in  the  United  States.  In  1882  he  established  the  Post,  a 
small  weekly  paper  at  Coulson  (now  Billings),  Montana,  and  conducted  the 
same  for  six  months,  when  he  sold  it  and  removed  to  Bozeman,  where  he 
aided  in  starting  the  Bozeman  Weekly  Chronicle.  In  1884  he  purchased  this 
paper,  and  edited  and  conducted  it  several  years,  "  in  the  interest  of  himself 
and  the  Democratic  party."  He  now  resides  at  Seattle,  Washington,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  printing  and  publishing  business,  under  the  name  of 
Yerkes  Printing  Company. 

Children  of  Abel  Kelsey'^  and  Mary  (Dilworth)  Yerkes;  born  at  Bozeman, 
Montana : 

1868.  James  Dilworth  Yerkes',  born  10  July,  1884 ;  died  20  January,  1890. 

1869.  Beulah  Yerkes',  born  10  August,  1885. 

1870.  Paul  Kj:lsey  Yerkes',  born  7  June,  1887. 

1871.  William  Dilworth  Yerkes',  born  26  January,  1897. 

1872.  Margaret  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1898. 

1 167.  CHARLES  TYSON  YERKES^  (Charles  Tyson^,  Silas^,  Silas*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  second  child  of  Charles  Tyson 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Link  Broom,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  25  June, 
1837.  He  was  educated  at  the  Friends'  School  and  the  Central  High  School 
of  his  native  city,  and  began  his  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  flour  and  grain 
commission  and  forwarding  house  of  James  P.  Perot  &  Brother.  He  worked 
at  first  without  salary,  as  in  those  days  it  was  esteemed  a  great  privilege  to 
enter  a  first-class  house,  but  on  account  of  close  attention  to  business,  he  was 
presented  by  his  employers  with  fifty  dollars  at  the  end  of  the  first  year. 

In  1.859  he  gave  up  the  clerkship,  and  made  his  first  independent  business 
venture,  opening  a  stock-broker's  office.  Three  years  later  he  purchased  a 
banking  house  at  No.  20  South  Third  Street,  making  as  a  specialty  the 
negotiation  of  first-class  bonds.  During  the  Civil  War  he  dealt  heavily  in 
government,  State,  and  city  bonds.  In  the  latter  part  of  this  period  the  city 
of  Philadelphia  found  itself  in  stress  for  moneys  to  meet  obligations  growing 
out  of  its  large  requirements  to  raise  and  equip  its  troops  for  the  war,  and  to 
pay  for  its  extensive  land  purchases  in  connection  with  the  enlargement  of  its 
park.  To  meet  this  emergency,  the  city  found  it  necessary  to  issue  a  large 
amount  of  bonds,  but  when  issued,  it  was  discovered  that  they  could  not  be 
sold  at  their  par  value.  The  law  did  not  allow  of  sales  at  less  than  par,  so 
the  raising  of  money  by  this  means  was  brought  to  a  stand-still.  At  this 
critical  juncture  Mr.  Yerkes  conceived  a  plan  to  raise  the  price  of  the  bonds 

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from  eighty-five  per  cent,  (the  amount  then  bid  for  the  same)  to  par,  which 
plan  was  accepted  by  the  City  Treasurer,  and  proved  successful,  to  the  great 
relief  of  the  city's  financial  straits.  The  close  alliance  then  formed  with  the 
city  proved,  however,  ultimately  disastrous  to  Mr.  Yerkes.  The  financial 
panic  of  1871,  caused  by  the  Chicago  fire,  caught  him  carrying  a  large  quan- 
tity of  securities,  and  heavily  in  debt  to  the  city  for  bonds  sold  on  its  account. 
It  had  been  the  custom  to  make  settlement  with  the  city  at  the  end  of  each 
month,  but  the  authorities,  in  their  fright  over  the  possible  effects  of  the 
panic,  demanded  from  Mr.  Yerkes  immediate  settlement.  He  firmly  refused 
to  comply  with  this  demand,  as  by  so  doing  he  would  give  the  city  preference 
over  his  other  creditors,  and  this  he  was  unwilling  to  do.  The  city  still  in- 
sisting on  immediate  payment,  he  made  an  assignment  for  the  benefit  of  all 
of  his  creditors,  and  thus  was  lost  the  accumulation  of  years. 

Some  months  later,  however,  encouraged  by  prominent  bankers  and  other 
financial  men  (who  continued  their  faith  in  his  honor  and  integrity  as  a 
business  man),  Mr.  Yerkes  resumed  the  banking  business,  and  from  the  start 
began  to  recuperate  his  losses,  but  particularly  so  in  1873,  at  the  time  of  the 
Jay  Cooke  failure.  Appreciating  at  once  that  this  failure  meant  a  serious 
decline  in  all  securities,  Mr.  Yerkes  sold  stocks  heavily,  and  later  bought  them 
back  at  much  lower  prices  than  those  for  which  he  had  sold  them.  This  en- 
abled him  to  realize  immense  profits. 

After  Mr.  Yerkes  resumed  business.  City  Councils,  recognizing  the  great 
service  that  he  had  rendered  the  municipality  financially,  in  the  past,  and  the 
injury  done  him  when  the  authorities  forced  him  into  insolvency,  passed  an 
ordinance  absolving  him  from  all  indebtedness  to  the  city.  So  soon  as  Mr, 
Yerkes  had  retrieved  his  fortune  sufficiently  to  justify  the  step,  he  called  his 
old  creditors  together  and  paid  them  in  full. 

Very  early  in  his  business  career  he  identified  himself  with  street  passen- 
ger railways.  When  he  was  only  twenty-two  years  old,  he,  with  others, 
bought  a  controlling  interest  in  the  Seventeenth  and  Nineteenth  Streets  Pas- 
senger Railway  Company,  of  Philadelphia.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in  the 
management  of  the  road,  and  contributed  largely  to  its  success  as  a  carrier 
of  passengers,  as  well  as  to  its  permanent  prosperity.  From  time  to  time 
he  increased  his  holdings  of  the  capital  stock,  and  at  about  the  time  of  his 
failure  he  was  the  largest  individual  stockholder  in  the  company,  which  in- 
terest was  sacrificed  through  his  suspension.  In  1875  he  acquired  a  large 
interest  in  the  Continental  Passenger  Railway  Company,  of  the  same  city, 
with  the  result  that  the  stock  afterwards  rose  from  fifteen  to  over  one  hun- 
dred dollars  per  share.  Such  connections  were  but  the  initial  steps  which 
led  him  later  to  engage  himself  with  similar  interests,  so  extensively  and 

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successfully  as  to  gain  for  him  great  prominence  in  the  financial  world,  and 
almost  world-wide  fame. 

In  1880  Mr.  Yerkes  made  a  tour  through  the  Northwest,  during  which 
he  made  his  first  visit  to  Chicago.  At  that  time,  although  gold  was  coming 
from  Europe  by  almost  every  steamer  to  New  York,  money  was  not  plentiful 
in  the  metropolis,  and  inquiry  proved  that  it  was  going  West,  principally  to 
Chicago.  On  his  tour  he  stopped  at  Fargo,  North  Dakota,  and,  becoming  in- 
terested in  the  rapid  growth  of  that  country,  he  joined  an  improvement  syndi- 
cate there,  of  which  he  later  became  sole  owner.  He  bought  heavily  of  land 
and  built  business  blocks,  and  was  successful  in  organizing  the  first  fair  held 
in  North  Dakota.    He  subsequently  sold  most  of  his  Dakota  interests. 

In  the  Autumn  of  1881  he  went  to  Chicago,  and  established  a  banking 
house  at  the  corner  of  La  Salle  and  Madison  Streets.  In  1886  he  opened 
negotiations  for  the  control  of  the  Chicago  street  railways,  and,  in  associa- 
tion with  some  Chicago  capitalists  and  a  few  of  his  old  friends  in  the  East, 
soon  obtained  control  of  the  North  Chicago  City  Railway  Company.  The 
company  was  completely  reorganized,  with  Mr.  Yerkes  as  president,  and 
cables  were  adopted  as  motive  power.  He  also  succeeded  in  using  the  old 
La  Salle  Street  tunnel,  which  at  that  time  had  been  unused  for  many  years, 
thereby  overcoming  the  disadvantage  of  the  swing  bridges  so  long  an  in- 
convenience to  the  people  of  the  north  side.  Two  years  later  he  closed  nego- 
tiations for  a  controlling  interest  in  the  Chicago  West  Division  Railway 
Company,  which  was  reorganized  and  improved,  Mr.  Yerkes  becoming  presi- 
dent. In  both  undertakings  the  confidence  of  his  associates  was  such  that  they 
left  him  to  act  entirely  as  his  judgment  should  dictate.  Mr.  Yerkes  became  a 
factor  in  the  Chicago  elevated  railroad  systems,  as  leader  in  the  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  Lake  Street  Company,  whose  managers  had  appealed  to  him  for 
assistance  in  their  financial  straits.  Later  he  undertook  to  build  an  elevated 
railroad  on  the  north  side  of  the  city,  and  in  1897  formed  the  Union  Loop 
Company,  to  provide  terminal  facilities  for  all  the  roads  in  the  heart  of  the 
city.  This  project  was  carried  to  a  successful  issue  after  a  long  and  stubborn 
contention  with  the  property  owners.  One  result  of  extending  the  various 
lines  outside  the  city  limits  was  an  increased  demand  for  land  in  the  suburban 
districts,  and,  in  order  to  facilitate  the  growth  of  the  enterprise,  Mr.  Yerkes 
conceived  a  plan  of  a  system  of  suburban  roads,  connected  with  the  main 
surface  lines  and  extending  to  the  heart  of  the  city.  Accordingly  eight  dif- 
ferent companies  were  chartered,  and  about  two  hundred  -and  fifty  miles  of 
track  laid.  All  these  corporations  were  finally  united  into  the  Chicago  Con- 
solidated Traction  Company,  whose  lines  literally  gridiron  the  western  and 
northwestern  parts  of  the  city. 

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In  1899  he  parted  with  his  interests  in  the  North  Chicago  and  West 
Chicago  Street  Railway  companies  to  a  syndicate  formed  of  a  number  of 
capitaHsts,  and  in  1900  he  sold  the  balance  of  his  Chicago  railroad  holdings 
to  another  syndicate.  He  then  made  London  his  basis  of  operation,  with  the 
intention  of  giving  to  London  railroad  facilities  of  a  modern  character,  and 
completely  revolutionizing  the  then  prevailing  methods.  It  is  expected  that 
during  the  present  year  (1904)  some  of  his  railroads  will  be  in  operation.  It 
is  a  strange  fact  that  prior  to  Mr.  Yerkes  taking  an  interest  in  London,  that 
great  city,  the  largest  in  the  world,  was  the  least  provided  with  intramural 
transportation  of  any  large  city. 

Mr.  Yerkes  was  among  the  first  to  become  interested  in  the  Columbian 
Exposition,  was  foremost  in  the  struggle  for  its  location  in  Chicago,  and  from 
the  start  was  generous  in  contributing  to  its  support.  He  was  made  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors,  which  position  he  held  throughout  the  entire 
fair  period.  In  this  responsible  capacity,  his  force  of  character  and  wisdom 
of  counsel  made  themselves  most  evident.  During  a  trip  to  Europe  he  ac- 
complished much  in  the  way  of  attracting  the  attention  of  the  would-be 
exhibitors,  and  in  inspiring  confidence  among  foreign  nations.  As  a  member 
of  the  committee  on  fine  arts,  his  labors  were  particularly  effective,  and  to  his 
influence  was  largely  due  the  elaborateness  and  great  success  of  the  exhibit 
in  that  department.  He  inaugurated  a  thorough  search  in  the  art  centres 
of  the  world  for  their  best  and  rarest  examples,  while  from  his  own  private 
gallery,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  United  States,  the  loan  was  both  valuable  and 
extensive. 

In  1897  he  presented  to  the  University  of  Chicago  the  largest  telescope 
in  the  most  perfectly  equipped  observatory  in  the  world.  In  1893  he  pur- 
chased a  lot  on  Fifth  Avenue,  at  the  corner  of  Sixty-eighth  Street,  New  York, 
and  built  for  himself  a  house,  which  he  occupied  in  January,  1896,  and  in 
which  he  still  resides. 

Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  keen  observer  and  a  quick  thinker,  and  his  large  business 
achievements  themselves  evidence  his  untiring  energy  and  indomitable  will, 
as  well  as  his  clear  foresight  and  sagacity.  In  the  social  world  he  is  most 
genial,  cordial,  and  gracious.  He  is  a  devoted  lover  of  the  beautiful,  and  in 
his  pictures,  of  which  he  possesses  a  large  and  rich  collection,  and  in  his  con- 
servatory, which  is  one  of  the  most  unique  in  America,  he  finds  his  especial 
delight. 

He  married  (i),  22  December,  1859,  Susanna  Guttridge  Gamble,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Newton  Gamble,  a  native  of  Leicestershire,  England,  by  his 
wife  Susanna  Guttridge.  He  married  (2),  23  September,  1881,  Mary  Adelaide 
Moore,  daughter  of  Thomas  Moore,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia. 

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AT  No.  864  FIFTH  AVENUE,  NEW  YORK 


CHRONICLE  OF  THE 


orth  Chicago  and 

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in  the  mc     ,  in  the  world.    In  1893  he  pur- 

chased a  lot  on  F  at  the  corner  of  Sixt>-eighth  Street,  New  York, 

and  1  lOuse,  which  he  occupied  in  January,  1896,  and  in 

whicli 

Keen  observer  and  a  quick  thinker,  and  his  large  business 
achievements  themselves  evidence  his  untiring  energy  and  indomitable  will, 
as  w<  and  sagacity.    In  the  social  world  he  is  most 

ge-  '  u^vHejiam' 4e\wtediik3i\'e<F  oi^ith^i'feTOtrtiful,  and  in 

h:  .    ^^i^'t'l*'P^Wi'?cffl(5ffettion,  and  in  his  con- 

servatory, which  is  one  of  the  most  unique  in  America,  he  finds  his  especial 
delight. 

He  married  (i),  22  "norp-ii  cr.  t?^-o  *^nsanna  Guttridge  Gamble,  rh'K^h. 
ter  of  George  Newton  »  Leicestershire,  En 

■Susanna  Guttridge.  1881,  M  if  >  >vdeujuc 

...<',.ie,  daughter  of  Thou  I.  >    w     ;  icjpiiia. 


YERKES  FAMILY 


Children  of  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes'^  by  his  first  marriage : 

1873.  Josephine  Yerkes^  born  and  died  29  January,  1861. 

1874.  George  Gamble  Yerkes',  born  29  May,  and  died  13  August,  1862. 

1875.  Charles  Edward  Yerkes*,  born  25  August,  1863 ;  married,  26  April,  1898,  Mabel 

Theresa  Guerin ;  daughter  of  Byram  Chedister  Guerin  by  his  wife  Leonora 
Dixon.  Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Chicago,  and  is  engaged  there  in  the  banking 
business,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dewar  &  Yerkes.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Iron- Works  Company,  and  the  North  Shore  Street  Rail- 
way, also  a  member  of  the  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club  of  New  York,  the  Ger- 
mantown  Cricket  and  Racquet  Clubs,  of  Philadelphia,  the  Glen  View  Club, 
the  Evanston  Coimtry  Club,  and  the  Edgewater  Golf  Club,  of  Chicago. 

1876.  Elizabeth  Laura  Yerkes^  born  3  November,  1866;   married,  18  June,  1895, 

Lino  Francesco  Rondinella ;  son  of  Pasqualle  Rondinella  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Esler.  Mr.  Rondinella  is  a  mechanical  engineer,  and  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1885.  Issue:  (1877)  Edith  Rondinella",  born 
28  March,  1896. 

1878.  Robert  Kenderdine  Yerkes*,  born  14  February,  and  died  18  April,  1868. 

1879.  Emma  Yerkes*  (twin  of  Robert  Kenderdine),  born  14  February,  and  died  15 

February,  1868. 

1 1 70.  SARAH  LOVENIA  YERKES^  (Huston^  Benjamin^  Ben- 
jamin*, John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Huston  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Catharine  Ann  Lesher,  was  born  in  Moreland,  Pennsylvania,  17  Decem- 
ber, 1846;  married,  19  August,  1872,  Dr.  Frederick  W.  Welch,  a  dental  sur- 
geon; born  at  Gouverneur,  New  York,  29  April,  1849;  died  at  Trenton,  New 
Jersey,  20  July,  1898;  son  of  Thomas  Bromwell  Welch  by  his  wife  Lucy 
Maria  Hult. 

Children  of  Frederick  W.  and  Sarah  Lovenia^  (Yerkes)  Welch;  all  born 
at  Scranton,  Pennsylvania : 

1880.  Edna  May  Welch',  born  3  July,  1873  5  died  6  September,  1892. 

1881.  Ray  Walter  Welch',  born  2  July,  1875. 

1882.  Fred  Louise  Welch',  born  11  November,  1877;  died  4  March,  1879. 

1883.  Freda  Lovenia  Welch',  born  20  April,  1880;  married,  6  September,  1899,  Joseph 

Bennett  Kronenberg. 

1 173.  WILMER  HARRISON  YERKES^  (Huston«,  Benjamin^  Ben- 
jamin*, John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of  Huston 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Catharine  Ann  Lesher,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, 16  October,  1853;  married,  i  August,  1880,  Florence  N.  Smart, 
born  at  Pittsburg,  7  February,  1858.   Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Allegheny  City. 

Children  of  Wilmer  Harrison'^  and  Florence  N.  (Smart)  Yerkes: 

1884.  Clara  Maud  Yerkes',  born  18  May,  1882 ;  died  in  1893. 

1885.  Rachel  E.  Yerkes',  born  17  February,  1884. 

1886.  Florence  L.  Yerkes',  born  24  May,  1889. 

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1 1 76.  WILLIAM  FRANKLIN  YERKES^  (Huston«,  Benjamin^ 
Benjamin*,  John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  sixth  child  of  Hus- 
ton Yerkes  by  his  wife  Catharine  Ann  Lesher,  was  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  10  June,  1861 ;  married,  26  November,  1884,  Flora  Maria 
Ivins,  born  in  Kirtland,  Ohio,  25  October,  1859;  daughter  of  Garret  Conover 
Ivins  by  his  wife  Mary  Jane  Holmes.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  in  the  lumber  business, 
and  resides  at  Olympia,  Washington. 

Children  of  William  Franklin'^  and  Flora  Maria  (Ivins)  Yerkes: 

1887.  Horace  Leon  Yerkes',  born  9  September,  1885. 

1888.  Evelyn  Alice  Yerkes',  born  4  September,  1890. 

1889.  WiLLARD  Everett  Yerkes',  born  15  March,  1898. 

1890.  Leland  Yerkes',  born  4  August,  1899. 

1 185.  AMOS  ADDIS  YERKES^  (Moses^,  Benjamin^,  Benjamin*, 
John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Moses  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Eleanor  Morrison  Yerkes,  was  born  in  Huntingdon  V alley,  Montgomery 
County,  5  December,  1854;  married,  2  October,  1877,  Anna  Riley,  born  in 
Philadelphia,  9  November,  1855;  daughter  of  William  Riley  by  his  wife 
Mary  Jane  Gray.  Mr.  Yerkes  has  been  connected  with  the  dry-goods  house 
of  Folwell  Brothers  &  Co.,  of  Philadelphia,  since  1872;  first  as  book-keeper 
and  cashier,  and  since  1900,  when  the  firm  was  incorporated,  as  assistant 
secretary  and  treasurer. 

Children  of  Amos  Addis'^  and  Anna  (Riley)  Yerkes: 

1891.  William  Folwell  Yerkes',  born  9  September,  1879. 

1892.  Samuel  Jackson  Yerkes',  born  15  July,  1890. 

1 186.  AUGUSTUS  GATES  YERKES^  (Moses«,  Benjamin^,  Ben- 
jamin*, John^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  child  of  Moses  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Eleanor  Morrison  Yerkes,  was  born  at  Edge  Hill,  Montgomery 
County,  3  August,  1857;  married,  25  January,  1876,  Clara  Nippes,  born  at 
Philadelphia,  27  July,  i860;  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Lucretia  Nippes.  Mr. 
Yerkes  is  book-keeper  for  the  firm  of  Charles  J.  Webb  &  Co.,  of  Philadel- 
phia, wool  merchants. 

Children  of  Augustus  Gates''  and  Clara  (Nippes)  Yerkes: 

1893.  Samuel  Augustus  Yerkes',  born  24  May,  1877. 

1894.  David  Martin  Yerkes',  born  19  October,  1885 ;  died  in  May,  1886. 

1895.  LuLA  Yerkes',  born  22  June,  1887. 

1896.  Helen  Yerkes',  born  19  November,  1888. 

1897.  Augustus  Gates  Yerkes,  JunR',  born  7  June,  1896. 

121 7.  JOSIAH  YERKES'  (John  McKnight«,  Josiah^,  Nathaniel*, 
Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  John  McKnight  Yerkes  by  his 

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wife  Lucy  Church,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  i8  April,  1853;  mar- 
ried, 12  March,  1878,  Alice  Kuney,  born  at  Varick,  New  York,  12  Decem- 
ber, 1856;  daughter  of  Daniel  Kuney  by  his  wife  Deborah  Tunison.  Mr. 
Yerkes  is  a  farmer  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  Romulus.  On  i  January,  1877, 
he  was  commissioned  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  served  in  this  capacity  until 
I  January,  1893.  From  1892  until  1898  he  held  the  office  of  Justice  of 
Sessions  for  Seneca  County.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors 
of  Seneca  County  for  five  years,  and  since  10  November,  1902,  has  been  the 
clerk  of  that  Board. 

Children  of  Josiah^  and  Alice  (Kuney)  Yerkes;  all  born  at  Romulus: 

1898.  Claribel  Yerkes',  born  12  July,  1879. 

1899.  Florence  Yerkes*,  born  25  July,  1883. 

1900.  Hattie  Pearl  Yerkes',  born  22  June,  1886. 

1901.  Leona  Yerkes',  born  9  April,  1890. 

1902.  Charles  Tyson  Yerkes',  born  i  January,  1898. 

1218.  BARNUM  YERKES^  (John  McKnight°,  Josiah«,  Nathaniel*, 
Josiah^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  John  McKnight 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Lucy  Church,  was  born  at  Romulus,  New  York,  27  June, 
1854;  married,  11  December,  1877,  Caroline  Elizabeth  Hoffman,  born  at 
Fayette,  New  York,  20  June,  1858;  died  at  Romulus,  6  June,  1890;  daughter 
of  Charles  Hoffman  by  his  wife  Catharine  Frantz.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer, 
and  resides  at  Romulus. 

Children  of  Barnum'^  and  Caroline  Elizabeth  (Hoffman)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 
Romulus : 

1903.  Inez  Lucy  Yerkes',  born  11  August,  1879;  married,  9  October,  1902,  Delazon 

Conley. 

1904.  Blanch  Catharine  Yerkes',  born  16  January,  1885. 

1278.  ANNA  MARIA  YERKES^  (Dr.  Harman«,  Andrew  Long^, 
Harman*,  Harman',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  only  child  of  Dr.  Harman  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Eliza  Ann  Ivester,  was  born  at  Phcenixville,  Pennsylvania,  19 
January,  1850;  married,  18  September,  1872,  Andrew  Robeno  Whitaker, 
born  5  August,  1845;  son  of  Samuel  Adams  Whitaker  by  his  wife  Sarah 
Ann  Robeno.  Mr.  Whitaker  was  for  some  years  a  civil  engineer  of  the 
Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad  Company,  and  a  stock-broker  at  Phila- 
delphia. He  was  at  one  time  secretary  of  the  Saucon  Iron  Company,  and  a 
member  of  the  Borough  Council  of  Phcenixville,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Fish  Commission.  He  retired  from  business  some  years  ago, 
and  resides  at  Phcenixville.    He  is  a  first  cousin  of  Governor  Pennypacker. 

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Children  of  Andrew  Robeno  and  Anna  Maria''  (Yerkes)  Whitaker;  born  at 
Phcenixville : 

1905.  Elida  Robeno  Whitaker',  born  6  July,  1873. 

1906.  Samuel  Adams  Whitaker',  born  15  February,  1876.    He  was  graduated  from 

the  collegiate  department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1896,  and 
from  the  law  department  in  1899,  in  which  year  he  entered  upon  practice  in 
the  law  at  Philadelphia.  He  is  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  Phcenixville, 
having  entered  the  same  just  fifty  years  after  his  grandfather  Yerkes  retired 
from  the  board.  In  August,  1899,  he  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  in 
the  Sixth  Regiment,  National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania,  and  14  March,  1902, 
was  promoted  captain. 

1303.  FRANK  EDGAR  YERKES,  M.D.'^  (Alfred  Earle«,  Stephen^ 
Harman*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Alfred 
Earle  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Haslett,  was  born  in  Warminster,  Bucks 
County,  9  January,  1870;  married,  4  September,  1901,  Sue  May  Carpenter, 
born  at  Mauch  Chunk,  9  January,  1880;  daughter  of  Samuel  Carpenter  by 
his  wife  Alice  Cordelia  Wilhelm.  Dr.  Yerkes  graduated  at  the  Hatboro 
High  School  in  1887,  and  at  the  State  Normal  School,  at  West  Chester,  in 
1890,  after  which  he  taught  school  for  one  year,  and  then  matriculated  at  the 
Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia.  Upon  his  graduation  at  the  latter 
institution,  in  May,  1894,  he  settled  at  Ambler,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession. 

Child  of  Dr.  Frank  Edgar'''  and  Sue  May  (Carpenter)  Yerkes;  born  at 
Ambler : 

1907.  Harman  Alfred  Yerkes",  born  20  October,  1902. 

1309.  CLARA  TAYLOR  YERKES^  (Reverend  David  John«,  Joseph 
Ball',  William*,  Harman',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Reverend 
David  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  E.  Taylor,  was  born  at  Hollidays- 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  12  August,  1851;  married,  7  October,  1879,  Charles 
Hagar  Smith,  born  at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  i  August,  1855;  son  of  Henry 
Smith  by  his  wife  Mary  Ann  Hagar.  Mr.  Smith  resides  at  Plainfield,  New 
Jersey.    He  is  an  architect,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Charles  Hagar  and  Clara  Taylor'^  (Yerkes)  Smith;  all  born  at 
Plainfield : 

1908.  Edna  Vaughan  Smith',  born  and  died  22  February,  1881. 

1909.  Edna  Meserole  Smith',  born  30  May,  1882;  died  8  May,  1890. 

1910.  DoRRANCE  Yerkes  Smith',  born  26  September,  1891. 

1911.  Carleton  Lefferts  Smith',  born  17  February,  1893. 

1 3 12.  JOSEPH  BALL  YERKES'  (Reverend  David  John^,  Joseph 
Ball^,  William*,  Harman',  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  fourth  child 

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of  Reverend  David  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  E.  Taylor,  was  born 
at  Hollidaysburg,  Pennsylvania,  14  December,  1855;  married,  19  October, 
1886,  Anna  Scott  Burgess,  born  at  Jersey  City,  New  Jersey,  21  June,  1858; 
daughter  of  George  Hewson  Burgess  by  his  wife  Anna  Scott.  He  is  a 
Baptist,  and  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  and  re- 
sides at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  Joseph  BalF  and  Anna  Scott  (Burgess)  Yerkes;  born  at  Plain- 
field: 

1912.  George  Burgess  Yerkes',  born  23  February,  1888. 

1913.  Anna  Scott  Yerkes^  born  29  January,  1894. 

13 1 5.  MARY  ALICE  YERKES^  (Reverend  David  John«,  Joseph 
BalP,  William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  sixth  daughter  and  seventh 
child  of  Reverend  David  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  E.  Taylor,  was  born 
at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  13  May,  1861 ;  married,  11  October,  1883,  Walter 
Miller  McGee,  born  at  Brooklyn,  27  January,  i860;  son  of  James  McGee  by 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Ann  Merklee.  Mr.  McGee  is  in  the  employ  of  the  Standard 
Oil  Company,  and  resides  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  Walter  Miller  and  Mary  Alice'''  (Yerkes)  McGee;  born  at  Plain- 
field: 

1914.  Walter  Vaughan  McGee',  born  23  July,  1884. 

1915.  Alice  Elizabeth  McGee'',  born  14  February,  1891. 

1 3 16.  HANNAH  JOHN  YERKES^  (Reverend  David  John«,  Joseph 
Ball^,  William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  seventh  daughter  and 
eighth  child  of  Reverend  David  John  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Sarah  E.  Taylor, 
was  born  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey,  28  October,  1863;  married,  13  November, 
1884,  William  Newell  Flanders,  born  at  Brooklyn,  New  York,  6  June,  1863; 
son  of  William  Flanders  by  his  wife  Nancy  Hubbard  Biglow.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Flanders  reside  at  Plainfield,  New  Jersey.    They  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  William  Newell  and  Hannah  John'^  (Yerkes)  Flanders: 

1916.  Elizabeth  Yerkes  Flanders',  born  21  May,  1886. 

1917.  William  David  Flanders',  born  21  September,  1888. 

1918.  Charles  Biglow  Flanders',  born  4  November,  1892;  died  11  March,  1898. 

133 1.  CLINTON  JARRETT  YERKES^  (Edward^,  Andrew  Long^, 
William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  son  and  second  child  of 
Edward  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Lucy  Algard,  was  born  at  Lombard,  Maryland, 
5  August,  1858;  married,  23  February,  1887,  Virginia  Taylor,  born  at 
Hickory  Hill,  Pennsylvania,  25  February,  1864;  daughter  of  Eaton  Taylor 

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by  his  wife  Rachel  A.  Crowl.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Blue 
Ball,  Cecil  County,  Maryland. 

Children  of  Clinton  Jarrett'^  and  Virginia  (Taylor)  Yerkes,  born  at  Blue 
Ball: 

1919.  Edward  Eaton  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1888. 

1920.  Horace  Taylor  Yerkes^  born  23  September,  1893. 

1921.  Jordan  Harman  Yerkes',  born  5  October,  1901. 

1333.  JAMES  WILLETT  YERKES^  (Edward«,  Andrew  Long^ 
William*,  Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  fourth  child  of 
Edward  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Lucy  Algard,  was  born  at  Lombard,  Maryland, 
I  January,  1862;  married,  28  December,  1887,  Margaret  Cameron,  born  at 
Nottingham,  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  i  July,  1862;  daughter  of  Robert 
J.  Cameron  by  his  wife  Margaretta  Hilaman.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and 
resides  at  Calvert,  Cecil  County,  Maryland. 

Children  of  James  Willett'^  and  Margaret  (Cameron)  Yerkes: 

1922.  WiLLETT  Cameron  Yerkes',  born  4  November,  1888. 

1923.  Lucy  Margaretta  Yerkes',  born  7  February,  1891. 

1924.  James  Alfred  Yerkes',  born  4  May,  1894. 

1925.  Robert  Norville  Yerkes',  born  22  November,  1896. 

1334.  SUSAN  HAGAR  YERKES^  (Edward^  Andrew  Long«,  Wil- 
liam*, Harman^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  fifth  child  of 
Edward  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Lucy  Algard,  was  born  at  Lombard,  Maryland, 
22  February,  1864;  married,  17  November,  1886,  Charles  B.  Wilson,  born 
at  Blue  Ball,  Cecil  County,  Maryland,  i  May,  1865;  son  of  John  P.  and 
Louisa  B.  Wilson.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  reside  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Children  of  Charles  B.  and  Susan  Hagar'^  (Yerkes)  Wilson: 

1926.  Yerkes  Wilson",  born  10  November,  1887. 

1927.  John  P.  Wilson',  born  23  December,  1889.  , 

1928.  loLA  E.  Wilson',  born  14  November,  1891. 

1929.  H.  Vernon  Wilson',  born  12  February,  1895. 

1930.  Anna  Louisa  Wilson',  born  17  February,  1897. 

1931.  Lionel  F.  Wilson',  born  7  November,  1899. 

1362.  JONATHAN  HOWARD  YERKES^  (William  Colladay«, 
Jonathan'^,  Daniel*,  Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  William 
Colladay  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Hannah  Maag  Lesher,  was  born  in  Moreland, 
Montgomery  County,  15  April,  1849;  married,  2  January,  1873,  Anna 
Elizabeth  Cornell,  born  at  Feasterville,  Bucks  County,  18  September,  1850; 
died  at  Churchville,  same  county,  21  July,  1895;  daughter  of  Jesse  Cornell 

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by  his  wife  Esther  Yerkes  Fenton.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at 
Nottingham,  Chester  County. 

Children  of  Jonathan  Howard'^  and  Anna  Elizabeth  (Cornell)  Yerkes;  born 
at  Churchville: 

1932.  William  Cornell  Yerkes*,  born  18  April,  1878;  died  9  January,  1882. 

1933.  Lillian  May  Yerkes',  born  14  May,  1882. 

1365.  WILLIAM  HEATON  YERKES^  (Daniel«,  Jonathan',  Daniel*, 
Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  second  son  and  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Emily  Heaton,  was  born  in  Grenoble,  Bucks  County,  17  May,  1859; 
married,  25  October,  1882,  Caroline  Hogeland,  born  in  Southampton,  same 
county,  29  January,  1861 ;  daughter  of  Elias  Hogeland  *  by  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth Van  Artsdalen.    Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Southampton. 

Children  of  William  Heaton'^  and  Caroline  (Hogeland)  Yerkes: 

1934.  Ella  R.  Yerkes',  born  20  July,  1883. 
1935-  Gertrude  Yerkes',  born  i  November,  1885. 
1936.  Helen  T.  Yerkes',  born  2  October,  1887. 
1937-  Clifford  Yerkes',  born  12  October,  1889. 

1938.  Ethel  Yerkes',  born  4  March,  1891. 

1939.  Hilda  Yerkes',  born  12  May,  1893. 

1940.  Morris  Yerkes',  born  16  October,  1895. 

1941.  Elizabeth  Yerkes',  born  16  April,  1898. 

1942.  Thelma  Yerkes',  born  27  April,  1900. 

1367.  WALTER  CRESWELL  YERKES^  (Daniel«,  Jonathan',  Dan- 
iel*, Silas^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child  of  Daniel  Yerkes 
by  his  wife  Emily  Heaton,  was  born  in  Warwick,  Bucks  County,  i  November, 
1864;  married,  4  January,  1893,  Emily  Hobensack,  born  at  Davisville,  same 
county,  18  July,  1869;  daughter  of  Isaac  Cornell  Hobensack  by  his  wife 
Joanna  Hogeland.f  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  at  Southampton, 
Bucks  County.    He  and  his  wife  are  Baptists. 

Children  of  Walter  CreswelF  and  Emily  (Hobensack)  Yerkes: 

1943.  Harold  C.  Yerkes',  born  17  December,  1893. 

1944.  Agnes  M.  Yerkes',  born  25  May,  1895. 

1945.  Walter  Leroy  Yerkes',  born  17  September,  1899. 

1946.  Albert  Hobensack  Yerkes',  born  14  January,  1903. 

1430.  MARIA  YERKES^  (Joseph  Dennis^,  William',  Joseph*, 
Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  eldest  child  of  Joseph  Dennis  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Mary  Dunlap,  was  born  at  Novi,  Michigan,  17  November,  1842;  died 
at  Detroit,  Michigan,  16  December,  1890;  married,  17  November,  1868,  Wil- 

*  See  Hogeland  Genealogy, 
t  Ibid. 

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liam  Oscar  Lee,  born  at  Arbela,  Tuscola  County,  Michigan,  17  November, 
1844;  son  of  Silas  S.  Lee  by  his  wife  Sarah  McLean.  Mr.  Lee  is  a  manu- 
facturer of  brass  steam  specialties,  and  is  the  president  of  the  Lee  Injector 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  South  Park,  Port  Huron,  Michigan,  where  he 
resides. 

Children  of  William  Oscar  and  Maria^  (Yerkes)  Lee: 

1947.  Nora  A.  Lee',  born  10  September,  1869;  died  19  August,  1870. 

1948.  Birdie  D.  Lee',  born  23  December,  1873 ;  married,  15  March,  1894,  Charles  H. 

Woodgrift. 

1949.  Elmer  E.  Lee',  born  30  January,  1877 ;  died  28  April,  1893. 

1432.  GERTRUDE  YERKES^  (Joseph  Dennis«,  William^,  Josephs 
Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  daughter  and  child  of  Joseph  Dennis 
Yerkes  by  his  wife  Mary  Dunlap,  was  born  at  Plymouth,  Michigan,  17  April, 
1846;  died  at  St.  John's,  same  State,  28  June,  1899;  married,  7  October, 
1868,  John  Wilford  Fitzgerald,  born  at  Coburg,  Ontario,  16  March,  1845; 
son  of  Michael  Fitzgerald  by  his  wife  Margaret  McMahan.  Mr.  Fitzgerald 
is  a  banker,  and  resides  at  St.  Johns. 

Children  of  John  Wilford  and  Gertrude^  (Yerkes)  Fitzgerald;  all  born  at 
Ovid : 

1950.  Maude  Irene  Fitzgerald',  born  6  August,  1869 ;  married,  i  June,  1897,  Charles  P. 

Baker. 

1951.  Howard  Harold  Fitzgerald',  born  16  August,  1871 ;    married,  26  June,  1895, 

Rulpha  Shaver. 

1952.  Harry  Yerkes  Fitzgerald',  born  i  May,  1884. 
1953-  Roy  Campbell  Fitzgerald',  born  16  March,  1886. 

1446.  GEORGE  BASSETT  YERKES^  (Robert«,  WilliamS  Joseph*, 
Stephen^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by  his 
wife  Sarah  Holmes,  was  born  at  Novi,  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  16 
November,  1864;  married,  16  June,  1891,  Jennie  G.  Butterfield,  born  at 
Goshen,  Indiana,  24  July,  1863;  daughter  of  Charles  F.  Butterfield  by  his 
wife  Rebecca  J.  Godfrey.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  a  lawyer,  and  is  practising  his 
profession  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  being  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Haug  & 
Yerkes. 

Children  of  George  Bassett^  and  Jennie  G.  (Butterfield)  Yerkes;  all  born  at 
Detroit : 

1954.  Fanny  Butterfield  Yerkes',  born  28  March,  1892;  died  20  January,  1899. 
1955-  Robert  George  Yerkes',  born  16  July,  1897. 

1447.  DONALD  PURDY  YERKES^  (Robert«,  WilliamS  Joseph*, 
Stephen^,  Herman*,  Anthony^),  fourth  son  and  child  of  Robert  Yerkes  by 

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his  wife  Sarah  Holmes,  was  born  at  Novi,  Oakland  County,  Michigan,  22 
October,  1866;  married,  28  May,  1890,  Nellie  McRobert,  born  at  Plymouth, 
Michigan,  24  January,  1868;  daughter  of  Lyman  Edwin  McRobert  by  his 
wife  Laura  Purdy.  Mr.  Yerkes  was  educated  at  the  Michigan  Agricultural 
College,  and  was  prominent  in  the  athletic  sports  of  that  institution,  being 
champion  in  several  events.  On  leaving  college,  he  engaged  in  the  milling 
business,  and  is  the  owner  of  flour-mills  at  Northville,  and  is  also  the  partner 
of  his  brother  Robert  in  flour-mills  at  Milford  and  a  grain  elevator  at  Wixom. 
He  resides  at  Milford;  has  held  the  office  of  councilman,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  school  board.  He  is  a  Presbyterian,  and  a  trustee  and  elder  of  the  church 
of  which  he  is  a  member. 

Children  of  Donald  Purdy''  and  Nellie  (McRobert)  Yerkes: 

1956.  Donna  Lucile  Yerkes',  born  13  March,  1893 ;  died  20  December,  1897. 

1957.  Margaret  Allida  YERKES^  born  29  September,  1894. 

1958.  Donald  Purdy  Yerkes,  Junb',  born  26  September,  1897. 

1959.  Nellie  Aletha  Yerkes',  born  15  December,  1899. 

1589.  CHARLES  SHERMAN  YERKES^  (Reuben  Skinner«,  Jacob 
Paul'^,  Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony*),  eldest  child  of  Reuben 
Skinner  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Agnes  Martin,  was  born  at  Covington, 
Kentucky,  13  July,  1850;  married,  7  February,  1878,  Mary  Greenlees,  born 
at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  14  February,  1852;  daughter  of  Archibald  Greenlees  by 
his  wife  Margaret  McGechin.    Mr.  Yerkes  resides  at  Oak  Park,  Illinois. 

Children  of  Charles  Sherman^  and  Mary  (Greenlees)  Yerkes: 

1960.  Reuben  Archibald  Yerkes",  born  11  January,  1880. 

1961.  Alice  Agnew  Yerkes',  born  28  November,  1883 ;  died  5  May,  1886. 

1962.  Mary  Agnes  Yerkes',  born  9  August,  1886. 

1963.  Charles  Greenlees  Yerkes',  born  6  December,  1888. 

1 59 1.  ELIAS  CONWAY  YERKES'  (Reuben  Skinner«,  Jacob  Paul', 
Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman'^,  Anthony*),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Reuben 
Skinner  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Agnes  Martin,  was  born  at  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  20  October,  1856;  married,  22  March,  1878,  Cora  Justine  Porter, 
born  in  Johnson  County,  Arkansas,  22  March,  1855;  daughter  of  William 
Porter  by  his  wife  Nancy  Elizabeth  Utley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes  are  Pres- 
byterians, and  reside  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Children  of  Elias  Conway''  and  Cora  Justine  (Porter)  Yerkes: 

1964.  Harry  Clifford  Yerkes',  born  11  February,  and  died  26  August,  1879. 

1965.  Beulah  William  Yerkes',  born  3  March,  1881. 

1966.  Walter  Elias  Yerkes',  born  20  June,  1882. 

1967.  Horace  Reuben  Yerkes',  born  8  October,  1884. 

1968.  George  Yerkes',  born  16  November,  and  died  21  November,  1886. 

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1592.  HARRY  CLIFFORD  YERKES^  (Reuben  Skinner^,  Jacob 
PauF,  Jonathan*,  Titus^,  Herman^,  Anthony^),  third  son  and  fourth  child 
7^  of  Reuben  Skinner  Yerkes  by  his  wife  Harriet  Agnes  Martin,  was  born  at 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  23  October,  1859;  married,  2  June,  1891,  Lulu  Adams, 
born  in  Johnson  County,  Arkansas,  30  October,  1867;  daughter  of  William 
Henry  Adams  by  his  wife  Ann  Elizabeth  Porter.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yerkes 
are  Presbyterians,  and  reside  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  where  Mr.  Yerkes  is 
engaged  in  business  as  a  boot  and  shoe  merchant. 

Children  of  Harry  Clifford^  and  Lulu  (Adams)  Yerkes:  .   v  ^  />  ill 

1969.  Lawrence  Adams  Yerkes  ,  born  27  June,  1894.  I  i  '  "  '  A       _  -~. 

1970.  Clark  Yerkes',  born  28  September,  1897.  W.-e^-^  * 


V- 


PARISH  CHURCH  AT  CHELTENHAM,  ENGLAND 


xERKES  FAi\. 


I  Reuben   Skinner*,  Jacob 
1;  !  1  son  and  fourth  child 
\' •^r+■•■   \      [x)m  at 
-       -     -  Adams, 
tober,  1867;  daughter  of  William 


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NOTES  ON  THE  LEECH  FAMILY 


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OBY  or  TOBIAS  LEECH,  the  first  of 
the  surname  Leech  to  come  to  Pennsyl- 
vania, was  a  son  of  Toby  Leech,  of  Chel- 
tenham, Gloucestershire,  England,  and 
was  baptized  in  the  Parish  Church  there, 
I  January,  1652.  The  Clerk  of  the 
Parish  has  made  a  tracing  of  the  bap- 
tismal record,  a  facsimile  of  which  appears  on  the  next 
page. 

The  Leech  family  in  England  is  an  ancient  one,  and 
many  of  its  branches  bore  for  arms:  Ermine,  on  chief  in- 
dented gules,  three  crowns  or.  Crest. — Out  of  a  ducal 
coronet,  on  an  arm  erect  ppr.,  grasping  a  snake,  environed 
around  the  arm,  vert.  Burke  in  his  "  Encyclopaedia  of 
Heraldry,"  in  mentioning  these  arms,  notes  that  it  is  re- 
corded in  an  old  pedigree  that  "One  of  this  auncient  family 
living  in  Barkshire,  near  Windsor,  in  ye  time  of  King  Edward 
the  Third,  entertained  and  feasted  three  Kings  in  his  house, 
one  ye  King  of  England,  ye  King  of  France,  and  ye  King 
of  Scots,  which  two  kings  were  at  that  time  prisoners  to 
King  Edward,  which,  King  Edward,  to  requite  his  good 
entertainment  and  other  favours,  gave  him  three  crowns  on 
20s 


NOTES  ON  THE 


his  chief  indented  gu.  ye  field  ermine;  which  coat  is  borne  by  the  name  and 
family,  dispersed  into  many  other  countays." 

But  little  is  known  of  the  life  of  Toby  Leech  in  England.  He  seems  to 
have  been  brought  up  in  the  tanning  business,  and  was  probably  engaged 
in  that  occupation  before  his  emigration  to  America.  He  came  to  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1682,  bringing  with  him  a  wife  and  child,  and  being  accompanied 
by  his  mother-in-law,  Mrs.  Mary  Ashmead,  and  her  family.  Tradition  has 
placed  him  among  those  who  came  with  William  Penn,  in  the  "  Welcome," 
but  the  list  of  passengers  who  came  in  that  ship  has  not  been  preserved,  so 
the  claim  that  he  was  of  the  number  cannot  be  verified.    If  not  one  of  them. 


his  arrival  in  Pennsylvania  must  have  been  close  to  that  of  Penn,  as  he  is 
known  to  have  been  there  within  three  weeks  after  Penn  arrived,  and  to 
have  purchased  of  the  latter  a  large  plantation,  located  in  what  became  Chel- 
tenham Township,  Philadelphia  County,*  now  a  part  of  Montgomery  County. 
He  settled  upon  this  plantation,  while  the  Ashmeads  established  themselves 
upon  an  adjoining  tract,  the  locality  of  their  homes  receiving  the  name  Chel- 
tenham, in  honor  of  the  English  home  of  the  Leeches  and  Ashmeads. 

Toby  Leech  was  one  of  the  substantial  men  among  the  early  colonists, 
and  a  man  of  much  worth,  and  he  came  to  be  one  of  the  largest  landed  proprie- 
tors in  the  Province.  Upon  his  home  plantation  he  erected  a  corn  and 
fulling  mill, — the  first  to  be  established  in  that  part  of  the  Province, — and 
also  built  a  tannery,  and  he  conducted  the  milling  and  tanning  businesses, 
in  connection  with  large  agricultural  operations,  for  many  years. 

His  mansion  house,  with  its  contents,  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1700, 
and  upon  its  site  he  erected  the  house  which  is  still  standing,  and  which  is  one 
of  the  oldest  houses  in  Pennsylvania.  The  fact  of  the  destruction  of  his 
first  home,  together  with  his  title-deeds  and  family  papers,  is  established 
by  the  minutes  of  the  Commissioners  of  Property,  which  contain  this  entry 
under  date  of  the  4th  of  the  12th  month  (February),  1701 : 

"  Toby  Leech,  Rich'd  Wall,  Jno.  Ashmead  and  Everard  Bolton  purchas'd  in  this 
Province  1,000  Acres  together  by  the  Prop'ry  of  which  the  said  Toby's  share  was  300  Acres 
for  which  he  has  now  nothing  to  Shew  but  the  Copy  of  a  Return  out  of  the  office  for 


*  Yeates's  Reports,  i.  104. 
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LEECH  FAMILY 


the  said  Quantity,  in  which  return  he  is  termed  renter,  by  some  Mistake,  for  he  had  a 
Pat't  for  the  said  300  Acres  at  the  Common  Rent  of  purchased  Lands  and  produced  it  to 
the  Proprietary  and  the  Secretary  about  18  Mo'ths  ago  when  he  paid  his  Quitrent  for  the 
same,  he  also  produces  several  Witnesses  who  have  seen  a  Receipt  under  the  Propr's  hand 
for  the  Purchase  Money  and  therefore  requests  a  new  Patent  (his  old  one  and  all  his 
writings  being  burnt  the  last  year  with  his  House)  and  in  order  to  it  a  Resurvey. 

"  Ordered  that  a  War't  be  accordingly  granted,  and  upon  the  Return  a  Patent,  he 
paying  for  the  Overplus  if  any  be  found. 

"  John  Ashmead,  Son  and  Heir  of  John  Ashmead  above  mentioned.  Purchaser  with 
Toby  Leech  of  250  Acres,  Producing  a  Return  of  Survey  from  the  office  dates  loth  5mo., 
'84,  for  the  said  250  Acres  Survey'd  30th  9  mo.,  1682,  by  Vertue  of  the  Propr's  War't 
dates  loth  gmo.,  '82,  but  has  nothing  More  to  Shew  for  it,  his  Papers  having  been  likewise 
burnt.  Requests  a  Resurvey  in  order  to  a  Patent." 

For  thirty  years  Mr.  Leech  devoted  his  attention  to  his  business  affairs, 
which  were  continuously  prosperous,  without  manifesting  during  that  time 
any  marked  interest  in  public  affairs.  In  1713,  however,  he  became  a  can- 
didate for  membership  in  the  Provincial  Assembly,  and  was  elected  to  that 
position  from  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  taking  his  seat  in  the  Assembly, 
which  met  in  Philadelphia,  10  October,  that  year,  and  becoming  one  of  the 
prominent  members  of  that  body.  He  was  re-elected  in  1714  and  1715,  and 
again  chosen  in  171 7  and  1719. 

Mr.  Leech  added  extensively  to  his  first  purchase  of  land,  and  he  pos- 
sessed at  his  death  a  large  estate.  His  will  disposed  of  two  thousand  seven 
hundred  acres  of  land,  six  hundred  of  which  composed  his  home  plantation. 
Besides  two  other  plantations  of  five  hundred  acres  each  in  Philadelphia 
County,  he  owned  one  of  five  hundred  acres  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania, 
and  one  of  six  hundred  acres  in  New  Castle  County,  Delaware.  He  is  said 
to  have  kept  up  the  hospitality  and  style  of  an  English  country  gentleman. 
"  His  hunting  grounds  were  famous,  and  continued  to  be  kept  up  by  his  son 
and  grandson  for  many  years,  and  this  gave  the  name  to  the  village  of  Fox 
Chase."  *  He  was  one  of  the  largest  slave-owners  of  his  time  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  eight  of  his  slaves  are  mentioned  by  name  in  his  will.  He  also 
had,  no  doubt,  many  indentured  servants,  at  one  of  whom  a  glance  is  obtained 
in  the  following  advertisement  in  the  Weekly  Mercury  of  July  13,  1721. 

"  Philadelphia,  July  13,  1721. 
"  Run  away  from  Tobias  Leech  of  Philadelphia  County,  a  Servant  Man  named 
William  Williams,  about  Thirty  years  old,  strong  and  well  set,  short  black  hair,  having 
on  a  Kersey  Wastcoat,  Linnen  Breeches,  and  Wollen  black  and  white  Stockings.  Whoever 
takes  up  the  said  Servant,  secures  him,  and  gives  notice,  so  that  his  Master  may  have 
him  again,  shall  have  Forty  shillings  Reward,  besides  reasonable  Charges. 

"Tobias  Leech." 

*  The  Shoemaker  Family  of  Cheltenham,  12.    (Philadelphia,  1903.) 

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NOTES  ON  THE 


Although  Mr.  Leech  was  baptized  in  the  Church  of  England,  he  would 
seem  to  have  departed  for  a  time  from  its  faith,  as  he  married  into  a  Quaker 
family,  and  the  marriage  took  place  at  Friends'  Meeting.  Such  departure, 
however,  is  believed  to  have  continued  but  for  a  brief  period,  as  he  did  not 
attach  himself  to  the  Society  of  Friends  in  Pennsylvania,  but  joined  there, 
with  others,  in  establishing  Trinity  (Episcopal)  Church,  Oxford,  Philadelphia, 
with  which  some  of  his  family  for  several  generations  were  identified. 

Mr.  Leech  died  at  his  seat,  in  Cheltenham,  13  November,  1726,  and  was 
buried  in  the  ground  of  Trinity  Church,  within  a  few  yards  of  the  church 
building.  His  grave  is  marked  by  an  ancient  stone,  as  shown  in  the  accom- 
panying illustration.  His  last  will  and  testament  is  one  of  the  lengthiest 
recorded  in  Pennsylvania  up  to  his  death,  and  here  follows : 

"  In  the  Name  of  God  Amen,  I,  Toby  Leech,  of  the  Township  of  Cheltenham,  in  the 
County  of  Philadelphia,  Gent-man,  being  sick  of  body,  but  of  Sound  &  disposing  Mind, 
Memory  &  Judgmt  Do  make  this  my  Last  Will  &  Testam*  in  mannr  &  forme  following, 
Revoaking  &  Absolutely  Annulling  by  these  p^sents,  All  &  Every  Testam*  &  Testamts, 
Will  &  Wills  heretofore  by  me  made  &  declared  with  by  word  or  by  writing  Notwith- 
standing any  Promise  to  the  Contrary  or  Clause  derogatory  in  the  Same,  and  this  to  be 
taken  only  for  my  Last  V/ill  &  Testamt  &  none  other  a  touching  such  Temporal  Estate  as 
God  Almighty  has  bestowed  upon  me,  I  do  Order,  Give,  Grant,  devise,  bequeath  &  dispose 
the  Same  in  mann""  &  forme  following,  That  is  to  say  imprimis.  I  Give,  Grant,  Devise,  and 
Bequeath  unto  my  Eldest  Son  Toby  Leech  ye  plantation  Late  of  Thomas  Graves,  deceased, 
TO  HAVE  &  TO  HOLD  the  Same  with  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him,  the  s<i  Toby  Leech  my 
Son,  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  &  their  own  proper  use,  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever. 
Item  I  give  &  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Toby  Leech  the  morgage  that  I  have  upon  the 
plantation  of  Daniell  Street  whereon  he  now  dwells  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same  all 
its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s"!  Toby  Leech  my  Son  His  Heirs  &  assigns  to  his  &  their 
own  proper  use.  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  Son  John 
Leech  ye  Brick  house  wherein  he  now  dwells  wth  its  proposion  of  Kitchen  and  Lot  to  have 
&  TO  HOLD  the  same  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s^  John  Leech  my  Son,  His 
Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  &  their  own  proper  use,  Benefit  &  behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give 
&  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Thomas  Leech  the  house  &  Lot  bought  of  Thomas  Sisom,  to  have 
&  to  hold  the  Same  wfi  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s^  Thomas  Leech  my  Son,  His 
Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  &  their  own  proper  use.  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give 
&  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Thomas  Leech  the  Water  Lot  I  bought  of  Joseph  Pidgon  to  have 
&  TO  HOLD  the  same  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s^  Thomas  Leech  my  Son,  His 
Heirs  &  assigns  to  his  &  their  own  proper  use.  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give 
&  bequeath  to  my  Son  Thomas  Leech  all  ye  right,  Title  &  interest  of  a  morgage  of  Samuel 
Robinson,  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same  to  him  the  s^  Thomas  Leech  my  Son,  His  Heirs 
&  Assigns.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  Son  Isaac  Leech  the  house  wherein  I  now 
dwell,  wtli  three  hundred  and  sixty  six  acres  of  Land  be  it  more  or  less,  beginning  at  a 
post  by  ye  Side  of  ye  Race,  South  West  twenty  perches  to  a  great  Stone  thence  South  East 
fifty  perches  to  a  Creek  at  John  Ashmeads  Line,  From  the  s<i  Creek  South  West  two 
hundred  and  Seventy-eight  perches  by  John  Ashmeads  Lands  to  a  Corner  stone,  thence 
North  West  by  the  Line  of  the  Township  one  hundred  and  Eighty  one  perches  to  a  corner 
post.  North  East  by  Abraham  Shoomakers  Land  three  hundred  &  fifty  five  perches  to  a 
white  Oack  tree,  thence  East  by  66  Degrees,  South  fifty  six  perches  to  a  Chusnat  Tree, 

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GRAVESTONE  OK  TOBY  AND  ESTHER   LEECH  AT  TRINITY  CHURCH, 
OXFORD,  PHILADELPHIA 


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irch  of  England,  he  would 
see!  s  he  married  into  a  Quaker 

'  Such  departure, 

I  .1  .    ^      ;iiod,  as  he  did  not 
Pennsylvania,  but  joined  there, 
ijal)  Church,  Oxford,  Philadelphia, 
•  -re  identified. 
.       ,  .  ber,  1726,  and  wa;;. 

f  Trini  within  a  few  vards  of  the  church 

n  in  the  accom- 
the  lengthiest 


he  now  dwells  to  havhe  &  to  hold  the  same  wio  all 
by  Leech  my  Son  His  Heirs        -  i;ns  to  his  &  their 
)fe  for  Ever.   Item  I  give  &  1  nto  my  Son  John 

'  '  dls  wtl»  its  pr  and  Lot  to  have 

nance'  to  h  cech  mv  Son,  His 


b  all  Its  Api  my  Son,  His 

their  owi  TrM  I  give 

lomas  Lt  to  have 


:i^uf^iv/.«ui-,>  Son,  His 
r  E:-:     Item  I  give 


house  wherein  1  now 
jr  less,  beginning  at  a 
t  Stone  thence  South  East 
o!,,  I  .  i,<l  Creek  South  W-  '  t  > 
'I  Lands  to  a  Corner  stor 
!  Eighty  1  •, 
ndred  & 

cc,  tliciict  La»i  IX  perches  to  a  LiiusiJii  lice, 


LEECH  FAMILY 


North  Sixty  Eight  Degrees,  East  17  perches  to  a  red  Oak,  thence  down  the  Severall  Corses 
of  ye  Race  to  the  Place  of  beginning  Eighty  four  perches,  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same 
vv-ib  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s<l  Isaac  Leech  my  Son,  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  & 
their  own  proper  Use,  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  son 
Jacob  Leech  the  remaining  part  of  Six  hundred  Acres  of  Land  whereon  I  now  dwell  wth 
three  fourth  parts  of  the  Corn  Mill  &  fulling,  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same  vf^^  all  its 
appurtenances  to  him  the  s^  Jacob  Leech  my  Son,  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  &  their  own 
proper  Use,  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  to  my  son  Isaac  Leech 
the  Remaining  fourth  part  of  ye  Corn  Mill  &  fulling,  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same  wtb  all  its 
Appurtenances  to  him  the  s<3  Isaac  Leech  my  Son,  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  &  their  own 
proper  use.  Benefit  &  Behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  four  Sons  John 
Leech,  Thomas  Leech,  Isaac  Leech  &  Jacob  Leech  the  severall  tracks  of  Land  hereafter 
mentioned.  That  is  to  say,  five  hundred  Acres  of  Land  in  ye  County  of  Chester,  viz :  Six 
hundred  Acres  of  Land  Scituate  lying  &  being  on  White  Clay  Creek  in  the  County  of  New 
Castle  on  Delaware  viz:  five  hundred  Acres  of  Land  Scituate  lying  &  being  in  ye  County 
of  Philad*  in  ye  Province  of  Pensilvania  viz :  five  hundred  acres  of  Land  bought  of  Meg 
Farland,  I  do  by  these  Presents  Order,  Devise  &  bequeath  these  four  tracks  of  land  to  be 
Equaly  divided  and  Distributed  between  my  four  Sons  John,  Thomas,  Isaac  &  Jacob, 
to  have  &  TO  hold  The  Same  in  Even  &  Equall  Parts  to  the  sd  John,  Thomas,  Isaac,  & 
Jacob  Leech,  their  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  their  proper  Use  &  behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give 
&  bequeath  unto  Toby  Leech,  Son  of  Toby  Leech  Jun.  ye  Lease  which  I  have  upon  ye 
plantation  where  Samuell  Honneybrook  now  dwells  with  all  my  right,  title  &  Interest, 
TO  HAVE  &  TO  hold  the  Same  v/^^  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s^  Toby  Leech,  Son  of 
Toby  Leech,  Jun,  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  to  his  and  their  own  proper  Use,  benefit  &  behoofe 
for  Ever.  Item  I  give  &  bequeath  to  Thomas  Leech,  Son  of  John  Leech,  the  Lodge  House 
adjoining  to  ye  house  wherein  ye  s<3  John  Leech  now  Dwells,  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same 
wth  all  its  Appurtenances  to  him  the  s<i  Thomas  Leech  son  of  John  Leech,  His  Heirs  & 
Assigns  to  his  &  their  own  proper  Use,  Benefit  &  behoofe  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  and 
Bequeath  to  my  Son  Toby  Leech  my  Negro  Ben  to  have  and  to  hold  ye  s<J  Negroe  Ben  to 
him  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son  John  Leech  my 
Negroe  Coffey  to  him  his  Heirs  &  assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son 
Thomas  Leech  my  Negro  Girle  Bety  to  him  his  Heirs  &  Assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  Give  & 
bequeath  to  my  Son  Isaac  Leech  my  two  Negros  Cuggo  &  Cate,  to  him  his  Heirs  &  Assigns 
for  Ever.  Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  son  Jacob  Leech  my  two  Negros  Busso  &  Fillis, 
to  him  his  Heirs  &  assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  two  sons  Isaac  Leech 
&  Jacob  Leech  as  follows,  Viz.  that  is  to  say  all  my  Horses,  Mares,  &  Colts  &  Cows  &  Calfs 
&  Sheep  &  Lambs  &  Carts,  plough,  Harrow  and  Harness  &  Utensills,  and  all  my  household 
goods.  I  do  by  these  p'sents  Order,  Devise  &  bequeath  Unto  my  two  Sons  Isaac  &  Jacob 
Leech  to  be  Equally  Divided  to  have  &  to  hold  the  Same  in  Even  &  Equall  parts  to  ye  s<J 
Isaac  &  Jacob  Leech  their  Heirs  &  Assigns  for  Ever,  provided  Nevertheless  what  household 
goods  my  dear  wife  have  a  mind  to  furnish  her  room  She  shall  have  Dureing  her  life  &  then 
to  be  Equally  divided  between  my  two  Sons  Isaac  Leech  &  Jacob  Leech.  Item  I  give 
and  Bequeath  to  my  dear  wife  Hester  Leech  my  Negro  Girle  Cate  for  her  own  proper 
Use  to  Dispose  of  as  she  thinks  fit.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  to  my  Dear  wife  ye  Sum  of 
Eight  pounds  a  year  to  be  paid  by  my  Son  Toby  Leech  his  Heirs  &  Assigns  Dureing  her 
pure  widowhood.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  to  my  Dear  wife  ye  Sum  of  Eight  pounds  a  year 
to  be  paid  by  my  Son  John  Leech  his  Heirs  &  Assigns  Dureing  her  pure  widowhood.  Item 
I  give  &  bequeath  to  my  dear  wife  ye  Sum  of  Eight  pounds  a  year  to  be  paid  by  my  son 
Thomas  Leech  his  Heirs  &  Assigns  Dureing  her  pure  widowhood.  Item  I  give  &  bequeath 
to  my  Dear  Wife  ye  Sum  of  Eight  pounds  a  year  to  be  paid  by  my  Son  Isaac  Leech  his 
heirs  &  Assigns  Dureing  her  pure  widowhood.  Item  I  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Dear  Wife  ye 
Sum  of  Eight  Pounds  a  year  to  be  paid  by  my  Son  Jacob  Leech  his  Heirs  &  Assigns 
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Dureing  her  pure  widowhood.  But  in  case  she  should  marry  againe,  I  do  will  that  Each  of 
my  five  Sons  Shall  pay  her  but  four  pounds  a  year  Dureing  her  life.  Item  I  do  will  that 
all  my  bonds,  bills,  books,  debts  shall  be  divided  into  Six  Equall  Parts.  Item  I  do  give  & 
bequeath  to  my  Son  Toby  Leech  one  six  part  of  ye  above  mentioned  bonds,  bills,  books, 
debts,  to  him  His  Heirs  &  Assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son  John 
Leech  One  six  part  of  y^  above  mentioned  bonds,  bills,  books,  debts,  to  him  his  Heirs  & 
Assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son  Thomas  Leech  One  Six  part  of 
the  above  mentioned  bonds,  bills,  books,  debts,  to  him  His  Heirs  &  assigns  for  Ever.  Item 
I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son  Isaac  Leech  one  Six  Part  of  ye  above  mentioned  bonds,  bills, 
books,  debts  to  him  his  heirs  &  Assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Son 
Jacob  Leech  One  Six  part  of  ye  above  mentioned  bonds,  bills,  books,  debts  to  him,  his 
Heirs  &  assigns  for  Ever.  Item  I  do  give  &  bequeath  the  Other  Six  part  between  my 
four  grandchildren  Dorothy  Penrose,  Sarah  Penrose,  Bartholomew  Penrose  &  Thomas 
Penrose  to  be  Equally  divided  amoungst  them.  Item  I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  Dear 
Wife  all  my  Cash  &  Silver  tanker  &  Spoons  to  her  own  proper  Use.  Item  I  do  give  & 
bequeath  to  my  two  Sons  Isaac  Leech  &  Jacob  Leech  my  two  fifths  of  ye  Stock  in 
Company  to  be  Equally  divided  between  them  for  their  own  proper  use  &  Benefit.  Item 
I  do  give  &  bequeath  to  my  two  Sons  my  negro  Jack  to  their  own  proper  Use  &  Benefit  of 
Isaac  Leech  &  Jacob  Leech.  I  do  will  &  appoint  my  Son  Thomas  Leech  &  Isaac  Leech  to 
be  my  Exrsts  of  this  my  last  Will  &  Testam*. 

"  In  witness  Whereof  I  the  s'i  Toby  Leech  to  this  my  Last  Will  &  Testamt  Contained 
in  three  sheets  of  paper  whereunto  I  have  set  my  hand  &  Seal  this  Seventh  day  of  Aprill 
Anno  Dom  One  thousand  Seven  hundred  &  twenty  foure. 

Toby  Leech  [seal] 

Signed,  Sealed  Published  & 
Delivered  in  the  presence 
of 

John  Dodson 
David  Price 
John  Henderson 
Edward  Bourk" 

Toby  Leech  married  at  Gloucester  Monthly  Meeting,*  in  England,  26 
10  month,  December,  1679,  Esther  f  Ashmead,  daughter  of  [John?]  and 
Mary  Ashmead,  of  Cheltenham,  England.  She  survived  her  husband  but  a 
short  time,  and  died  at  his  seat,  11  August,  1726,  and  was  buried  by  his 
side.  Her  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  Ashmead,  died  in  1690,  when  letters  of 
administration  on  her  estate  were  granted  at  Philadelphia,  unto  "  Tobias" 
Leech,  who,  the  record  states,  was  the  husband  of  her  daughter  Esther. 
From  the  tombstone  of  their  son,  Jacob  Leech,  it  appears  that  they  had  eight 
children.  The  inscription  on  the  son's  stone  styles  him  "  of  eight  born  last 
save  one."  Only  six  children  are  named  in  the  father's  will,  so  it  is  assumed 
that  two  died  young.  Toby,  Junr,  was  born  in  England,  and  it  is  possible 
that  his  sister  Esther  was  also  born  there,  but  the  others  were  no  doubt  born 
in  Pennsylvania. 

*  Friends  Records  at  Somerset  House,  London. 

t  Usually  called  Hester  in  family  papers  and  other  records. 

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Children  of  Toby^  and  Esther  (Ashmead)  Leech: 

i.  Toby  Leech',  born  circa  1680;   died  23  March,  1726-27  (O.S.)  ;   married  Han- 
nah  . 

ii.  Esther  LEECH^  born  circa  1682;  died  in  1713;  married  (i)  Captain  Bartholomew 

Penrose;   (2)  Nathaniel  Poole. 

iii.  John  Leech',  born  circa  1683;  died  in  1745;  married  Mary  Harrison. 

iv.  Thomas  Leech',  born  circa  1685;  died  31  March,  1762;  married  (i)  Mrs.  Ann 

Moore,  a  daughter  of  John  Stacy;  (2)  Mary  Rivers. 
V.  Child',  name  unknown ;  probably  died  young. 

vi.  Isaac  Leech',  born  in  1692,  died  10  December,  1744;  married  Rebecca  Hall. 

vii.  Jacob  Leech',  born  in  1693;  died  28  January,  1750;  married  (i)  Isabella  Fisher; 

(2)  Eleanor  Robeson. 

viii.  Child',  name  unknown;  probably  died  young. 

TOBY  LEECH,  JunR^,  eldest  child  of  Toby  Leech*  by  his  wife  Esther 
Ashmead,  was  born  at  Cheltenham,  England,  in  1680;  died  in  Cheltenham 
Township,  Philadelphia  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  March,  1727.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  resided  in  Cheltenham  Township,  on  a  plantation  of  two  himdred 
acres,  possessing,  besides  this  one,  another  plantation  of  the  same  dimensions. 
He  was  a  vestryman  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford.  He  had  a  wife,  Hannah, 
whose  maiden  name  is  unknown.  She  is  mentioned  in  her  husband's  will, 
dated  23  March,  1726-27,  and  doubtless  survived  him.  The  will  names  the 
children  given  below,  all  of  whom  were  under  age  at  the  making  thereof. 

Children  of  Toby^  and  Hannah  Leech ;  born  in  Cheltenham  township : 

i.  Toby  Leech',  married  (i)  Mary  Keen;   (2)  Hannah   . 

ii.  Abraham  Leech',  born  in  1715;  died  in  1787;  married  Margaret  Paul. 

iii.  Isaac  Leech',  married  (i),  in  1734,  Mary  Richardson;    (2),  before  1750,  Eliza- 

beth  . 

iv.  Jacob  Leech'. 

V.  Rebecca  Leech',  married  (i)  Samuel  Miles,  of  Cheltenham,  who  died  in  1731 ; 
(2)  Joseph  Paul,  who  joins  his  wife  in  deeds  executed  in  1742  and  1750. 

vi.  Dorothy  Leech',  married,  before  8  March,  1754,           Willard,  by  whom  she  had 

a  daughter,  Dorothy,  who  married  David  Hufty. 

vii.  Hester  Leech',  who  died  before  8  March,  1746.    She  married  Jacob  Hall,  who 

joined  his  wife  in  a  deed,  11  February,  1741-42.*  He  died  in  1746,  and  his 
will,  dated  8  March,  and  proved  24  June,  same  year,  names  daughters  Esther 
and  Eleanor. 

viii.  Sarah  Leech'.  Either  she,  or  her  cousin,  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Leech,  married 
Reverend  /Eneas  Ross,  son  of  Reverend  George  Ross,  and  brother  of  Honor- 
able George  Ross,  of  Delaware,  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
ix.  Hannah  Leech',  married,  15  May,  1742,  Jacob  Duffield.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band, and  was  the  executrix  of  his  will,  dated  29  September,  and  proved  2 
November,  1774,  and  in  which  these  children  are  named :  Jacob,  Richard, 
Esther,  Joseph,  Hannah  (wife  of  Thomas  Groom),  Thomas,  Abraham,  and 
Edward.  Mr.  Duflfield  resided  in  Lower  Dublin  Township,  and  served  as 
ensign  in  the  French  and  Indian  War. 
X.  Mary  Leech',  married,  26  April,  1743,  John  Wilmerton. 

*  Philadelphia  Deeds,  H,  xxi.  520. 
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ESTHER  LEECH^,  eldest  daughter  and  second  child  of  Toby  Leech^ 
by  his  wife  Esther  Ashmead,  was  born  circa  1682,  and  probably  shortly 
before  her  parents  removed  from  Cheltenham,  England,  to  Pennsylvania,  but 
possibly  shortly  after  their  arrival  in  that  Province.  She  married  ( i ) ,  circa 
1703,  Captain  Bartholomew  Penrose,  who  was  born  in  England,  and  came 
to  Philadelphia  about  1700.  He  died  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  buried  in  the 
grounds  of  Christ  Church,  17  November,  171 1.  He  was  a  sea-captain  and 
ship-builder,  and  the  founder  of  the  well-known  Penrose  family  of  Phila- 
delphia.* Shortly  after  his  death  his  widow  married,  for  second  husband, 
Nathaniel  Poole,  also  a  ship-builder,  at  Philadelphia.  This  union  continued 
but  for  a  short  time.  She  was  buried  in  Christ  Church  grounds,  i  April, 
1713- 

Children  of  Captain  Bartholomew  and  Esther^  (Leech)  Penrose;  all  born 
at  Philadelphia: 

i.  Dorothy  Penrose',  born  circa  1703;  died  11  August,  1764;  married  Isaac  Shoe- 

maker.f 

ii.  Sarah  Penrose',  born  circa  1705;  died  28  April,  1777;  married  Richard  Mather, 

and  had  issue. 

iii.  Bartholomew  Penrose,  Jun^',  born  circa  1708;  died  i  February,  1758;  married 

Mary  Kirll.  They  are  the  ancestors  of  Honorable  Boies  Penrose,  United 
States  Senator  from  Pennsylvania,  and  their  daughter  Mary  became  the  wife 
of  Major-General  Anthony  Wayne,  the  eminent  Revolutionary  soldier. 

iv.  Thomas  Penrose',  born  circa  1710;    died  17  November,  1757;    married  Sarah 

Coats,  and  had  issue. 

JOHN  LEECH^,  second  son  of  Toby  Leech^  by  his  wife  Esther  Ash- 
mead, was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  circa  1683;  died  at  Philadelphia, 
in  December,  1745,  or  January,  1746.  He  resided  in  that  city,  and  was 
a  merchant  there.  For  many  years  he  was  the  Vendue  Master  of  the  city, 
and  conducted  his  public  sales  "  in  one  of  the  corners  under  the  Court 
House."  He  was  a  member  of  Christ  Church,  where  most  of  his  children 
were  baptized,  and  in  the  graveyard  of  which  he  was  buried.  He  married 
Mary  Harrison,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Harrison.  Her  father  was  one 
of  the  leading  carpenters  and  builders  of  Philadelphia,  and  her  niece  became 
the  wife  of  the  eminent  Dr.  William  Shippen,  the  elder.  Upon  the  death 
of  Mr.  Leech,  his  widow  continued  the  business  in  which  her  husband  had 
engaged,  and  in  her  will,  dated  22  June,  1751,  proved  17  June,  1784,  she 
is  styled  "  shop-keeper." 

*  A  History  of  the  Penrose  Family,  by  the  present  writer,  was  published  in  1903. 
t  For  a  record  of  the  descendants  of  Isaac  Shoemaker  and  Dorothy  Penrose,  see  "The  Shoe- 
maker Family  of  Cheltenham,"  published  in  1903. 

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circa  1682,  and  probably  shortly 
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Children  of  John^  and  Mary  (Harrison)  Leech: 

i.  John  Leech',  died  in  1760,  probably  unmarried. 

ii.  Hester  Leech°,  born  2  September,  1720;    married  (Trinity  Church,  Oxford) 

Bryan  Wilkinson,*  and  had  issue. 

iii.  Mary  Leech',  baptized  27  February,  1722-23;   married,  9  August,  1740,  Jacob 

KoUock,  Junr,  son  of  Colonel  Jacob  Kollock,  an  eminent  citizen  of  Sussex 
County,  Delaware.  The  son,  also,  was  prominent  in  that  county,  and  served 
there  as  lieutenant  in  the  militia,  high  sheriff,  clerk  of  the  courts,  justice  of 
the  peace  and  of  the  courts,  and  collector  of  the  port  of  Lewes.  His  daughter, 
Mary  Kollock,  married  John  Swift,  Esqr,  who  was  for  many  years  collector 
of  the  port  of  Philadelphia. 

iv.  Sarah  Leech'. 

V.  Rebecca  Leech',  born  in  1726;  died  14  December,  1803;  married,  25  March,  1749, 
Captain  Henry  Ash,  who  died  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  buried  in  the  grave- 
yard of  Christ  Church,  22  January,  1761.  He  was  native  of  Ireland,  and 
became  a  sea-captain,  and  settled  in  Philadelphia  before  his  marriage.  He  was 
a  contributor  to  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital.  His  eldest  child  by  Rebecca 
Leech  was  Colonel  James  Ash.f 

vi.  Joseph  Leech',  baptized  27  June,  1729,  "  seven  weeks  and  five  days  old."  In 

1756  he  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  Philadelphia  Regiment  of  Associators. 

vii.  Thomas  Leech',  named  in  his  father's  will. 

viii.  Benjamin  Leech',  baptized  9  May,  1736;  died  young. 

ix.  Benjamin  Leech',  baptized  2  August,  1737;  is  named  in  his  father's  will. 

HONORABLE  THOMAS  LEECH^,  third  son  of  Toby  LeechS  by 
his  wife  Esther  Ashmead,  was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  circa  1685, 
and  died  at  Philadelphia,  31  March,  1762.  In  his  early  manhood  he  removed 
to  the  latter  city,  establishing  himself  there  as  a  merchant,  and  attaining 
prominence  in  the  public  life  of  both  the  city  and  Province.  From  1723  until 
1727  he  was  clerk  to  the  Provincial  Assembly.  In  1730  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  that  body,  and  was  annually  re-elected  until  1749.  In  1756  he 
was  again  chosen  a  member,  and  annually  re-elected  until  his  death,  serving, 
in  all,  twenty-six  years.  He  was  twice  chosen  Speaker  of  the  Assembly, — in 
1758  and  1759.    When  first  chosen,  2  January,  1758,  the  Assembly  waited 

*  Mr.  Wilkinson  was  a  son  of  Anthony  Wilkinson,  and  grandson  of  Samuel  Wilkinson,  and 
resided  in  Oxford  Township.  His  will,  dated  8  September,  1791,  proved  15  October,  1794,  names 
daughter  Rebecca  Holme  ;  daughter  Hester  Wilkinson  ;  son  John  Wilkinson  ;  grandchildren  Esther 
and  Margaret,  the  children  of  his  deceased  daughter  Elizabeth  Craig;  grandchildren  Elizabeth, 
Bryan,  and  Mary,  the  children  of  his  deceased  son  Anthony  Wilkinson,  and  son-in-law  James  Craig. 
The  latter  was  a  master  mariner,  who  married  (i)  Elizabeth  Wilkinson,  and  (2)  her  cousin,  Mary  Ash. 
Captain  Craig  died  29  September,  1800,  aged  sixty-nine  years,  and  was  buried  in  Christ  Church 
grounds. 

t  Colonel  James  Ash  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  9  December,  1749;  died  there,  29  January, 
1830.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Provincial  Convention  and  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  in  1775, 
and  in  1776  he  was  one  of  those  chosen  by  Congress  to  sign  the  $4,000,000  issue  of  bills  of  credit 
ordered  at  that  time.  In  1777  he  served  as  lieutenant  in  General  John  Cadwalader's  brigade  of  militia. 
After  the  Revolution  he  became  colonel  in  the  militia.  From  1788  until  1791  he  was  high  sheriff  of 
Philadelphia,  and  from  1796  until  1799  an  alderman  of  the  city.  He  married  three  times,  and  left 
issue. 


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upon  the  governor,  as  was  its  usual  custom  on  such  occasions,  and  presented 
the  newly  elected  Speaker.  The  governor  announced  that  he  "  very  much 
approved  the  action  of  the  House." 

In  1749  Mr.  Leech  became  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  College  of  Philadelphia,  now  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  remaining 
a  member  until  his  death.  In  1751  he  was  appointed  by  the  Assembly  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  examine  the  Schuylkill  River,  ascertain  a  place 
for  bridging  it,  and  estimate  the  cost  of  such  project,  and  in  1757,  1758, 
and  1759  he  was  Treasurer  of  the  County  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  which  procured  the  now  famous  "  Independence  Bell," 
and  was  one  of  the  trustees  in  whom  the  title  to  the  State-House  and  other 
public  buildings  was  vested  by  Act  of  Assembly  passed  17  February,  1762, 
within  six  weeks  of  his  death. 

Mr.  Leech  was  a  devout  Episcopalian,  and  a  prominent  member  of  Christ 
Church,  serving  as  a  Vestryman  thirty-two  years,  and  Church  Warden  five 
years.  In  1727  he  was  a  member  of  the  committee  to  supervise  the  building 
of  the  church  edifice,  and  in  1751  he  was  appointed  to  a  similar  capacity  in 
supervising  the  work  of  constructing  the  steeple.  Shortly  before  his  death 
he  took  an  active  part  in  founding  St.  Paul's  Church,  under  the  aisle  of 
which  he  was  buried.  His  death  is  thus  noted  in  the  Pennsylvania  Gazette 
of  8  April,  1762: 

"  On  the  31st  ult.,  in  the  evening,  departed  this  Life  Thomas  Leech,  Esq.,  in  the 
77th  year  of  his  Age,  and  in  the  afternoon  of  the  Sunday  following  was  interred  in  St. 
Paul's  Church,  in  this  City,  where  a  sermon,  suitable  to  the  occasion,  was  preached  by  the 
Reverend  Mr.  William  McClenachan,  A.M.,  and  Minister  of  that  Church,  to  a  crowded  and 
weeping  congregation.  He  was  a  citizen,  not  more  distinguished  for  the  Honour  conferred 
on  him,  in  several  offices  of  public  trust  (which  he  discharged  for  a  long  series  of  years, 
with  the  approbation  of  his  country),  than  for  his  amiable  and  familiar  virtues  in  the  mild 
majesty  of  private  life,  where  he  shone  as  a  practical  Philosopher,  and  a  sincere  christian, 
abounding  with  unaffected  goodness  and  exemplary  piety,  and  a  most  rare  pattern  of  that 
ancient  simplicity  which  so  beautifully  characterized  the  first  Fathers  of  our  Metropolis,  so 
that  the  words  of  the  Poet  may  with  the  greatest  propriety,  be  applied  to  him: 

"  '  Born  to  no  Pride,  inheriting  no  strife, 
But  led  by  virtue  thro'  the  Paths  of  life; 
Stranger  to  Discord  and  to  Civil  Rage, 
The  good  man  walk'd  innoxious  thro'  his  Age. 
No  Courts  he  saw,  no  suits  would  ever  try, 
Nor  dar'd  an  Oath,  nor  hazarded  a  Lye. 
Well  tho'  he  knew  the  schoolman's  subtle  art, 
Yet  more  he  loved  the  language  of  the  heart. 
By  nature  honest,  by  experience  wise. 
Healthy  by  temp'rance,  and  by  exercise. 
His  life  tho'  long,  to  sickness  past  unknown, 
His  death  was  patient,  and  without  a  groan.'  " 
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He  married  ( i ) ,  31  July,  1 722,  Mrs.  Ann  Moore,  widow  of  Moore, 

and  daughter  of  John  Stacy.*  She  was  buried  26  February,  1726-27,  and 
he  married  (2),  2  September,  1728,  Mary  Rivers.  Both  marriages  are 
recorded  in  the  register  of  Christ  Church,  and  all  of  his  children  were  bap- 
tized there,  6  January,  1736-37. 

Children  by  first  wife : 

i.  Hester  Leech',  born  28  April,  1723;  married  (i),  23  January,  1746,  Philips  Kol- 

lock,  who  died  before  17  November,  1762,  when  she  married  (2)  Robert  San- 
derson, who  died  in  1770. 

ii.  John  Leech',  born  3  June,  1725,  and  probably  died  before  his  father,  as  he  is  not 

named  in  the  will  of  the  latter. 

iii.  Thomas  Leech',  born  18  February,  1726-27;  died  i  August,  1778;   married  (i) 

Mary  Coatam ;   (2)  Margaret  Coatam. 

Child  by  second  wife : 

iv.  William  Leech',  born  24  June,  1729;  died  in  1764;  married,  4  September,  1751, 

Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Walter  Moore,  and  had  issue :  Walter  Moore  Leech' 
and  Sarah  Leech*. 

ISAAC  LEECH,  EsqR^,  fourth  son  of  Toby  Leech^  by  his  wife  Esther 
Ashmead,  was  born  at  Cheltenham  Township,  in  1692;  died  there,  10 
December,  1744,  and  was  buried  in  the  grounds  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford, 
where  the  stone  marking  his  grave  is  still  standing,  and  with  which  church 
his  family  was  identified.  He  was  a  wealthy  farmer  and  tanner,  and  pos- 
sessed a  large  landed  estate.  Under  the  will  of  his  father  he  received  the 
mansion  house  of  the  latter,  together  with  three  hundred  and  sixty-six  acres 
of  the  home  plantation,  and  a  one-fourth  interest  in  all  of  the  other  planta- 
tions which  the  father  owned  at  his  death.  His  father  also  bequeathed  unto 
him  two  of  his  slaves,  Cuggo  and  Cate.  He  also  acquired  by  pvirchase 
other  large  and  valuable  landed  interests.  As  early  as  1727  he  had  attained 
to  such  standing  among  his  fellow-citizens  that  in  that  year  he  was  one 
of  the  two  chosen  High  Sheriff  of  Philadelphia  County.  It  was  the  custom 
during  the  colonial  period  to  choose  at  the  annual  election  two  persons  as 
sheriff,  and  to  return  the  names  of  both  to  the  governor,  who  selected  and 
commissioned  one  of  them.  On  the  occasion  named,  the  governor's  choice 
fell  to  Owen  Owen,  Esqf,  the  other  name  returned.  Owen  had  held  the 
office  the  previous  year.  At  his  death  Mr.  Leech  was  serving  as  one  of  the 
justices  of  the  peace  and  of  the  courts  of  Philadelphia  County,  having  been 
commissioned  to  that  position,  10  April,  1741,  by  Governor  Thomas. 

Upon  the  filling  of  the  inventory  of  his  personal  estate,  the  same  was 
appraised  at  £1505  i8.y.  4d.,  and  the  items  contained  in  that  document  indi- 

*  John  Stacy  was  the  only  son  of  Robert  Stacy,  who  was  prominent  in  the  settlement  of  West 
New  Jersey,  and  served  in  the  Assembly  and  Council  of  that  Province. 

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cate  a  commodious,  well-appointed,  and  well-furnished  mansion.  One  of 
the  rooms  is  described  as  the  "  Blue  Room,"  and  another  as  the  "  White 
Room,"  and  among  the  furnishings  of  the  parlor  a  "  corner  cupboard  with 
China  and  Delph  Ware"  are  mentioned.  Another  item  named  is  a  "  silver 
tankard,"  which,  if  preserved,  will  probably  be  found  to  have  engraved  upon 
it  the  armorial  bearings  of  the  family. 

Mr.  Leech  married  Rebecca  Hall,  daughter  of  Joseph  Hall  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Rutter,  and  granddaughter  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esq"".*  Her  sister, 
Susanna  Hall,  married  John  Rush,  and  became  the  mother  of  the  eminent 
Dr.  Benjamin  Rush,  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  and  another 
sister,  Sarah  Hall,  was  the  wife  of  Reverend  Samuel  Finley,  President  of 
Princeton  College,  1761-1766,  and  the  great-grandmother  of  Dr.  Samuel 
Finley  Breese  Morse,  the  inventor  of  the  electro-magnetic  telegraph. 

Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Leech,  his  widow  married,  as  second  wife, 
Reverend  Richard  Treat,  D.D.,  Minister  of  the  Abington  Presbyterian 
Church.  She  died  at  the  seat  of  her  son-in-law,  Samuel  Erwin,  Esq>",  i  July, 
1785,  in  her  seventy-sixth  year.  The  Pennsylvania  Gazette  of  20  July,  that 
year,  thus  notes  her  death : 

"  On  the  first  instant,  died,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Samuel  Erwin,  in  the  Manor  of  More- 
land,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Treat,  widow  of  Rev.  Dr.  Treat,  late  of  Abington.  She  was  a  woman 
of  strong  and  decisive  mind,  and  remarkable  for  a  quick  and  penetrating  discernment.  She 
was  engaged  in  the  early  part  of  her  life  in  active  and  busy  scenes,  and  was  distinguished  for 
the  firmness  and  prudence  of  her  conduct.  But  this  is  her  lowest  praise.  She  was  a  good 
woman  and  pious  christian,  exemplary  in  the  discharge  of  all  the  private  and  relative  duties, 
beloved  by  her  friends,  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  her.  She  bore  her  last  illness  with 
christian  resignation,  and  when  exhausting  nature  after  a  few  struggles  gave  up  the  contest, 
she  calmly  sank  away  and  expired  in  the  76*11  year  of  her  age.  She  was  interred  in  the 
grave  where  the  venerable  remains  of  her  former  husband  were  deposited,  and  a  funeral 
sermon  well  adapted  to  the  occasion  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tenant,    i  Cor.  15-54." 

Mr.  Treat  was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1725,  and  in  1731  was 
ordained  pastor  of  the  Abington  Presbyterian  Church,  and  remained  such 
until  his  death,  in  1777.  His  will  refers  to  his  wife  Rebecca,  as  "widow 
of  Isaac  Leech."  The  latter's  will,  dated  14  October,  1744;  proved  7 
February,  1745;  names  the  children  given  below : 

Children  of  Isaac^  and  Rebecca  ( Hall )  Leech : 

i.  Isaac  Leech',  died  20  February,  1763 ;  married  Martha  Thomas. 

ii.  Thomas  Leech',  died  in  1804,  without  issue.    He  married,  31  March,  1774,  Mrs. 

Hannah  Tyson,  "  widow." 

iii.  Samuel  LEECH^  born  6  January,  1736;  died  27  May,  1822;  married  Anne  Stewart. 

iv.  Rebecca  Leech',  married  Samuel  Erwin,  Esqr,  who  died  at  Philadelphia,  26  July, 

1798,  in  the  seventy-fourth  year  of  his  age.   His  widow  was  living  in  1804. 

*  See  mention  of  Jacob  Wall,  Esq'',  on  page  230. 
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V.  Joseph  Leech',  died  in  Lower  Dublin  Township,  23  March,  1805,  without  issue; 
married,  11  June,  1755,  Ann  Thomas,  sister  of  his  brother  Isaac's  wife.  She 
died  5  July,  1812. 

vi.  Jesse  Leech',  born  4  April,  1741. 

vii.  Mary  Leech',  born  4  May,  1743;  married,  as  second  wife,  11  March,  1777,  Archi- 

bald McLean,  Esqr,  by  whom  she  had  a  daughter,  Esther  McLean.  Mr. 
McLean  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  leading  men  in  York  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  was  a  noted  surveyor,  and  assisted  in  the  survey  of  "  Mason  and 
Dixon's  Line."  He  was  a  member  of  the  York  County  Committee  of  Observa- 
tion in  1774,  and  the  prothonotary  of  the  county  and  clerk  of  the  courts  from 
1777  until  his  death  in  1786. 

CAPTAIN  JACOB  LEECH^,  youngest  son  of  Toby  Leech^  by  his 
wife  Esther  Ashmead,  was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  in  1693,  and  died 
there,  28  January,  1750.  He  was  a  farmer  and  miller,  and  resided  on  a  por- 
tion of  the  homestead  plantation.  This  portion,  consisting  of  two  hundred 
and  thirty-four  acres,  he  received  under  the  will  of  his  father.  The  father  also 
devised  to  him  three  fourth  parts  of  the  corn  and  fulling  mill,  and  a  one- 
fourth  interest  in  all  of  his  other  plantations.  In  1727  Jacob  Leech  was  one 
of  the  two  elected  by  the  people,  coroner  of  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  but 
Governor  Gordon  gave  the  commission  for  the  position  to  Joshua  Fincher, 
the  other  candidate  voted  for.  In  1747  several  regiments  were  organized  in 
the  Province  for  service  in  what  is  known  as  the  French  and  Indian  War,  and 
Mr.  Leech  was  commissioned  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Thomas  Yorke's  com- 
pany in  the  Philadelphia  County  Regiment  commanded  by  Colonel  Edward 
Jones.  The  following  year  Captain  Yorke  retired  from  service,  and  was 
succeeded  in  the  captaincy  by  Mr.  Leech. 

Captain  Leech  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  a  vestryman  of  Trinity  Church, 
Oxford,  in  the  grounds  of  which  he  was  buried.  He  married  (i),  25  July, 
1728,  Isabella  Fisher,  daughter  of  Joseph  Fisher,  Esq^,  who  died  in  Dublin 
Township,  Philadelphia  County,  in  171 7,  possessed  of  three  thousand  acres 
of  land  in  that  county.  Mr.  Fisher  was  commissioned  a  justice  of  the  peace 
for  Philadelphia  County,  in  171 5,  and  his  father,  Joseph  Fisher,  Esqr,  was  a 
member  of  the  Assembly  in  1689.  Captain  Leech  married  (2),  4  April,  1733, 
Eleanor  Robeson,  daughter  of  Andrew  Robeson,*  Esqr,  of  Roxborough, 
Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Captain  Jacob^  and  Eleanor  (Robeson)  Leech: 

i.  Mary  Leech',  born  25  February,  1733-34;  died  young. 

ii.  Jacob  Leech',  born  18  August,  1735;  married,  in  March,  1766,  Elizabeth  Swift. 

*  Andrew  Robeson  removed  from  Gloucester  County,  New  Jersey,  in  1702,  and  settled  near 
Roxborough,  on  a  large  plantation  which  he  purchased  about  that  time.  Prior  to  his  removal  he  had 
served  for  some  years  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  courts  of  Gloucester  County,  and  had  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  West  New  Jersey  Assembly,  and  of  the  Governor's  Council  in  that  Province.  He  died  at 
his  seat  near  Roxborough,  in  February,  1720,  leaving  a  large  estate  and  a  number  of  children. 


NOTES  ON  THE 


iii.  Margaret  Leech',  born  g  November,  1737 ;    married,  28  August,  1759,  Richard 

Thomas. 

iv.  Esther  Leech',  born  11  October,  1741 ;  died  young. 

V.  Eleanor  Leech',  born  28  October,  1744;  married  (license  dated  17  April,  1769) 
Abraham  Pastorius,  a  descendant  of  the  noted  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  of 
Germantown. 

TOBY  LEECH,  3d^,  the  eldest  son  of  Toby  Leech,  Junf^,  was  born  in 
Cheltenham  Township,  date  of  birth  not  known,  and  died  there  in  1751. 
Letters  of  administration  on  his  estate  were  granted  to  his  widow  Hannah 
Leech,  16  April,  1751,  the  latter  afterwards  marrying  Thomas  Kenton,  of 
Philadelphia  County.    Mr.  Leech  resided  in  Oxford  Township,  and  married 

( 1 )  Mary  Keen,  daughter  of  John  Keen  *  by  his  wife  Susannah  Steelman ; 

(2)  Hannah  . 

Children  of  Toby  Leech,  3d^,  by  his  wife  Mary  Keen : 

i.  Susannah  Leech*,  born  in  1738;  died  6  July,  1814;  married,  29  December,  1762, 

Benjamin  Cottman,  who  was  for  forty-seven  years  alternately  a  vestryman  and 
warden  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford.   They  had  issue. 

ii.  Tobias  Leech*,  born  in  1741 ;  described,  in  1766,  "  of  Oxford  Township,  cooper." 

iii.  Benjamin  Leech*,  born  in  1743 ;  described,  in  1766,  "  of  Germantown,  tanner." 

iv.  Hannah  Leech*,  born  in  1744;  married  Thomas  Wagstaff,  of  Philadelphia. 

ABRAHAM  LEECH^,  second  son  of  Toby  Leech,  Jun^^^  was  born  in 
Cheltenham  Township,  in  171 5,  and  died  near  Frankford,  Philadelphia,  in 
1787.  He  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Henry  Paul  f  by  his  wife  Ann 
Gillingham. 

Children  of  Abraham^  and  Margaret  (Paul)  Leech: 

i.  Sarah  Leech*,  married  Yost  Yonker,  by  whom  she  had  thirteen  children. 

ii.  Henry  Leech*. 

iii.  Abraham  Leech*. 

iv.  Margaret  Leech*,  married  Richard  Whitehead,  Esq"",  and  died  without  issue. 
V.  Obadiah  Leech',  married  Sarah  Probasco,  and  had  issue. 

vi.  Amos  Leech*,  died  unmarried. 

vii.  Joseph  Leech*,  died  unmarried. 

viii.  Mary  Leech*. 

ix.  Rebecca  Leech*,  married  Thomas  McDowell,  and  had  issue. 

CAPTAIN  THOMAS  LEECH^  second  son  of  Honorable  Thomas 
Leech^  by  his  wife  Ann  Stacy,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  18  February, 
1726-27;  died  there,  i  August,  1778.    He  was  a  master  mariner,  and  resided 

*  See  "  Descendants  of  Joran  Kyn,"  Pennsylvania  Magazine  of  History,  ix.  244. 

t  Henry  Paul  was  a  son  of  Joseph  Paul,  an  early  Pennsylvania  colonist,  who  came  from  Ilmin- 
ster,  Somersetshire,  England,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Assembly  in  1687,  a  large  land- 
owner, and  the  founder  of  the  prominent  family  of  his  surname  in  Philadelphia.  The  son  was  born 
in  Oxford  Township,  23  June,  1686 ;  died  in  1775 ;  married,  26  March,  1716,  Ann,  daughter  of  Yeamans 
Gillingham. 

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LEECH  FAMILY 


at  Philadelphia.  As  early  as  1753  he  was  in  command  of  vessels  sailing  from 
Philadelphia.  During  the  following  year,  while  on  a  passage  from  the  Island 
of  Jamaica,  his  ship  was  captured  by  a  French  man-of-war,  and  he  was  car- 
ried to  Port  au  Prince  and  imprisoned  there.  On  8  June,  1757,  he  was 
commissioned  second-lieutenant  of  the  Province  man-of-war  "  Pennsylvania," 
commanded  by  Captain  John  Sibbald.  This  ship  was  employed  in  the  service 
of  the  Province  for  the  defence  and  protection  of  the  trade  and  navigation 
thereof.  Captain  Sibbald  resigned  his  commission  two  years  later,  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  Captain  Leech,  who  was  recommended  for  the  position,  to 
the  Governor  and  Council,  by  Captain  Sibbald,  in  the  following  certificate : 

"  I,  John  Sibbald,  do  hereby  certify  that  Thomas  Leech,  Jun.,  was  my  Second  Lieu- 
tenant on  board  the  Pennsylvania  Frigate,  during  her  cruizes.  That  he  behaved  himself 
in  that  Station  with  great  care  and  assiduity,  and  performed  every  part  of  his  duty  to  my 
satisfaction,  and  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  he  is  capable,  and  of  sufficient  Skill,  Courage  and 
Capacity  to  command  and  take  charge  of  the  present  Ship  of  War  designed  for  the  Protec- 
tion of  the  Trade  of  this  Province. 

"  Given  under  my  hand  this  Twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1759. 

"Jno.  Sibbald." 

About  the  time  the  War  of  Independence  was  begun,  Captain  Leech 
retired  from  active  service  at  sea.  In  1776  he  was  one  of  those  chosen  by 
Congress  to  sign  the  issue  of  four  millions  in  bills  of  credit,  then  ordered 
by  that  body,  and  in  December  of  that  year  he  was  appointed  by  the  Council 
of  Safety  "  to  take  charge  of  the  sick  soldiers  in  and  near  the  City."  Cap- 
tain Leech  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Philadelphia,  of  which  he  was  a  vestryman.  He  married  ( i )  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Coatam  by  his  wife  Mary  Preston.  She  died  circa 
1759,  and  he  married  (2)  Margaret  Coatam,  sister  of  his  first  wife.  She 
died  16  December,  1822,  aged  eighty  years,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Paul's 
Church-yard. 

Child  by  first  marriage: 

i.  Mary  Leech*,  born  2  September,  1758;  died  17  July,  1837;  married  John  Jenkins, 

and  had  issue. 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

ii.  Ann  Leech*,  born  5  October,  1761 ;   died  25  March,  1834;   married,  as  second 

wife.  Honorable  Nathaniel  B.  Boileau,*  whose  former  wife  was  her  sister. 

*  Honorable  Nathaniel  B.  Boileau  was  of  Montgomery  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  died 
there,  i6  March,  1850,  aged  eighty-eight  years.  He  was  graduated  at  Princeton  College  in  1789,  and 
became  prominent  in  public  life.  Auge,  in  "Lives  of  Eminent  Dead  of  Montgomery  County,"  says 
that  Mr.  Boileau  "was  in  many  respects  the  greatest  man  Montgomery  County  ever  produced."  He 
was  many  years  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Assembly,  and  Speaker  of  that  body,  and  was  Secre- 
tary of  the  Commonwealth  throughout  the  war  of  1812.  His  son,  Thomas  Leech  Boileau,  became  a 
member  of  the  Philadelphia  bar. 

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iii.  Hester  Leech*,  born  19  August,  1762;  died  1  August,  1763. 

iv.  Hester  Leech*,  born  2  November,  1764;   died  12  September,  1797;  married,  as 

first  wife,  3  June,  1795,  Honorable  Nathaniel  B.  Boileau. 
V.  Thomas  Leech*,  born  31  October,  1767;  died  2  September,  1769. 

vi.  Charlotte  Leech*,  born  15  March,  1770;  died  3  May,  1792. 

vii.  Thomas  Leech*,  born  2  April,  1772. 

viii.  John  Leech*,  born  11  December,  1773;  died  19  December,  1799. 
ix.  Harriet  Leech*,  born  2  October,  1775 ;  died  17  May,  1847. 

X.  Margaret  Leech*,  born  October,  1777;  died  29  August,  1778. 

ISAAC  LEECH,  JunR^,  son  of  Isaac  Leech,  Esqr^,  by  his  wife  Rebecca 
Hall,  was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  probably  prior  to  1730,  and  died  at 
the  family  seat  there,  20  February,  1763.  The  father  desired  the  son  to 
become  a  tanner,  and  to  this  end  he  devised  him  the  homestead  place,  together 
with  the  plantation,  gardens,  tan-yard,  barns,  stables,  etc.,  appurtenant  thereto, 
and  directed  that  he  should  assist  his  mother  in  carrying  on  the  tanning 
business  until  he  attained  his  majority,  at  which  time  he  was  to  take  the 
business,  and  the  mother  was  then  to  supply  him  with  one  hundred  pounds 
in  money  to  assist  him  in  his  tanning  operations.  The  father  also  gave  him 
his  one-third  interest  in  the  "  Frankford  Mills."  The  son  complied  with  the 
father's  wishes,  and  became  a  successful  and  prosperous  tanner,  and  died 
possessed  of  a  valuable  estate. 

He  married,*  25  January,  1753,  Martha  Thomas,  daughter  of  Evan 
and  Rachel  Thomas.f  of  Lower  Dublin  Township,  Philadelphia  County.  She 
married,  for  second  husband,  Richard  Martin,  son  of  Richard  Martin,  Esqr. 
On  31  October,  1765,  William  Ashbridge  and  John  Vandevering  were  ap- 
pointed guardians  of  Isaac,  Rachel,  Rebecca,  and  Martha  Leech,  "  children  of 
Isaac  Leech,  of  Cheltenham,  tanner,  deceased."  ^ 

Children  of  Isaac^  and  Martha  (Thomas)  Leech: 

i.  Isaac  Leech*,  born  12  March,  1754;  died  26  June,  1834;  married  Sarah  Holcombe. 

ii.  Rachel  Leech*,  married,  at  Abington  Meeting,  i  July,  1779,  Thomas  Mather,  son 

of  Bartholomew  Mather,  and  had  issue. 

iii.  Rebecca  Leech*,  married  Benjamin  Austin. 

iv.  Martha  Leech*,  born  8  October,  1760;  died  23  December,  1849;  married,  in  1781, 

Robert  Shoemaker,  born  in  Cheltenham,  29  December,  1754;  died  at  Philadel- 
phia, 8  October,  1796;  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Comly)  Shoemaker.  They 
had  issue.§ 

*  Records  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford. 

t  Evan  Thomas  resided  in  Lower  Dublin  Township,  and  was  a  Quaker.  He  married,  at 
Abington  Meeting,  30  December,  1717,  Rachel,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Rachel  Livezey.  He  was 
possessed  of  a  goodly  estate,  and  died  in  1746,  and  names  in  his  will,  dated  18  July,  same  year,  chil- 
dren Martha,  Ann,  Mary,  Jonathan,  Evan,  David,  and  Elizabeth  (daughter  of  Thomas  Townsend), 
and  brother  Robert.  His  widow,  Rachel,  married,  as  second  husband,  James  Arbuckle,  of  Philadel- 
phia. 

t  Orphans'  Court  Records,  Philadelphia. 

§  See  "  The  Shoemaker  Family  of  Cheltenham,"  70,  71. 

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•Hi 


FAC-SIMILE  OF  SAMPLER  OF  MARY  LEECH,   WIFE  OF  SILAS  YERKES,  EMBROIDERED 
BY  HER  WHEN  NINE  YEARS  OLD 


NOTES  ON  THE 


'I  I  August,  1763. 
;   died  12  September,  1797;  married,  as 
ithaniel  B.  Boileau. 
died  2  September,  1760 
died  3  May,  1792. 

9  December,  1791; 
17  May,  1847. 
!ied  29  August,  1778. 

I..eech,  Esqr2,  by  hi 

prior  to  1730, 

'    Ted  Uie  sou  lo 


IS.    The  father  also  gave  him 


'j5,  William  Ashbr;  ihn  Vandevering  were  ap- 

''.  Isaac  '  d  Martha  Leech,  "  children  of 

Itenham  a.-c  i.  If. 

.as)  Leech: 

.  4;  died  26  June,  1834;  married  Sarah  Holcombe. 
n  Meeting,  i  July,  177ft  Thomas  Mather,  son 
'1  issue, 
in  Austin. 

r,  1760;  died  2;  ber,  1849;  married,  in  1781, 

in  Cheltenham,  2.  t,  1754;  died  at  Philadel- 

,  son  of  Benjamin  and  ..i^..  tComly)  Shoemaker.  They 


'  ■  r.    He  married,  at 
Livezey.    He  was 

of  Thomas  T' 
;s  Arbuckle  <  ' 


LEECH  FAMILY 


CAPTAIN  SAMUEL  LEECH^,  third  son  of  Isaac  Leech^  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Hall,  was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  6  January,  1736;  died 
there,  27  May,  1822.  He  married,  18  February,  1768,  Anne  Stewart,  who 
is  named  in  her  husband's  will,  dated  12  June,  181 7.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Cheltenham  Township,  where  he  resided  on  an  estate 
which  was  devised  to  him  by  his  father.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Committee 
of  Correspondence  for  Philadelphia  County  in  1775,  and  was  in  service  in 
the  Revolution  as  captain  of  a  company  in  the  Third  Regiment,  Philadelphia 
County  Militia,  commanded  by  Colonel  Benjamin  McVaugh.  His  death  is 
thus  mentioned  in  the  Advertiser  of  29  May,  1822 : 

"  Departed  this  life,  on  the  morning  of  the  27th  inst,  Mr.  Samuel  Leech,  of  Chelten- 
ham, Township,  Montgomery  County,  in  the  87th  year  of  his  age.  The  deceased  was  a 
man  much  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  his  remains  were  followed  to  the  grave  by 
a  numerous  and  respectable  concourse  of  his  fellow  citizens." 

Captain  Leech  was  the  first  of  his  family  in  Pennsylvania  to  depart  from 
the  faith  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Abington 
Presbyterian  Church,  where  his  children  were  baptized,  and  in  the  graveyard 
of  which  he  and  his  wife  are  buried.  His  change  of  religious  faith  was 
probably  due  to  his  step-father,  Reverend  Richard  Treat. 

Children  of  Captain  Samuel^  and  Anne  (Stewart)  Leech: 

i.  Rebecca  Leech*,  baptized  11  June,  1769;  became  the  second  wife  of  Reverend 

Joseph  Patterson,*  a  Presbyterian  clergyman. 

ii.  Margaret  Leech*,  baptized  13  June,  1771 ;  died  in  1798. 

iii.  James  Leech*,  baptized  25  July,  1773 ;  died  in  1794. 

iv.  Richard  Treat  Leech*,  born  3  October,  1775;  died  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  26 

August,  1856;  married  Miss  Steinman. 

v.  Samuel  Erwin  Leech*,  born  21  June,  1781 ;  died  23  April,  1849.   He  was  a  promi- 

nent man  in  Montgomery  County;  was  County  Commissioner  in  1833;  mem- 
ber of  the  Assembly  in  1836-1838;  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  1838,  and  treasurer 
of  the  county  in  1839.    He  married,  and  had  issue. 

ISAAC  LEECH,  3D*,  only  son  of  Isaac  Leech,  Jun""^,  by  his  wife  Martha 
Thomas,  was  born  at  the  family  seat  in  Cheltenham  Township,  12  March,  1754; 
died  there,  26  June,  1834.  After  his  father's  death  he  was  sent  to  school 
at  Germantown,  and  the  account  filed  in  the  settlement  of  the  father's  estate, 
in  1768,  names  payments  made  on  account  of  the  son's  "keeping,  clothing, 
and  schooling  when  boarded  at  Germantown."  He  learned  the  tanning  busi- 
ness, and  engaged  in  the  same,  as  had  his  paternal  ancestors  for  three  genera- 
tions, and  like  them,  he  became  a  land-owner.  In  1777  he  was  enrolled  in 
the  militia,  as  a  member  of  the  company  commanded  by  his  cousin,  Captain 

*  See  sketch  of  Reverend  Joseph  Patterson  in  ' '  Old  Redstone ;  or.  Historical  Sketches  of  Western 
Presbyterianism,"  386-411 ;  also  in  Sprague's  Annals. 

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NOTES  ON  THE 


Jacob  Leech,  and  later,  by  his  cousin  Captain  Samuel  Leech,  but  he  does  not 
appear  to  have  gone  into  active  service  in  the  Revolution.  On  20  October, 
1779,  he  took  the  oath  of  allegiance,  and  was  then  styled  "  of  Cheltenham, 
tanner."  *  He  married,  in  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  8  February,  1781, 
Sarah  Holcombe,  who  died  23  November,  1825.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Richard  Holcombe  by  his  wife  Mary  Harvey,  and  granddaughter  of  John 
Holcombe.  f 

Issue  of  Isaac*  and  Sarah  (Holcombe)  Leech: 

i.  Isaac  Leech',  born  18  March,  1782. 

ii.  Richard  H.  Leech'*,  born  25  March,  1784;  married  and  removed  with  his  family 

to  Kentucky.  In  a  letter  to  his  sister,  Mary  Yerkes,  dated  at  New  Philadel- 
phia, Harden  County,  Kentucky,  22  May,  1820,  he  stated  that  his  home  was 
"  Doe  Run,"  and  that  he  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters. 

iii.  Mary  Leech",  born  26  June,  1786;   died  25  July,  1858;   married  Silas  Yerkes. 

(See  their  family  record  on  pages  60  and  61.) 

iv.  Martha  Leech^  born  8  August,  1789;  married  Aquilla  Newburn. 

V.  Joseph  Leech',  born  26  November,  1792.  Richard  H.,  in  a  letter  to  his  sister, 
Mary  Yerkes,  in  1819,  states  that  his  brother  Joseph  had  gone  to  New  Orleans. 
He  was  living  at  his  father's  death,  and  had  issue. 

vi.  Rachel  Leech',  born  20  October,  1795 ;  married  Henry  Rorer,  and  had  issue. 

vii.  Robert  Leech',  born  14  July,  1802;  died  27  May,  same  year. 

viii.  Sarah  Leech',  born  26  February,  1804;  married  Joseph  McCarter. 

HONORABLE  RICHARD  TREAT  LEECH*,  son  of  Captain  Samuel 
Leech^  by  his  wife  Anne  Stewart,  was  born  in  Cheltenham  Township,  3 

*  His  will,  dated  10  July,  1833,  names  son  Isaac  ;  daughter  Mary,  wife  of  Silas  Yerkes ;  daughter 
Martha  Newburn;  daughter  Rachel  Rorer;  daughter  Sarah  McCarter ;  son  Joseph,  and  son  Richard's 
"  children." 

t  John  Holcombe,  a  land-owner  in  Amwell  Township,  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  as  early 
as  1707,  became,  in  1714,  one  of  the  first  justices  of  the  courts  of  that  county.  He  was  active  in  town- 
ship affairs,  and  held  the  offices  of  chosen  freeholder,  tax  collector,  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  surveyor 
of  highways.  He  married,  at  Abington  Meeting,  Philadelphia  County,  Pennsylvania,  28  April,  1707, 
Elizabeth  Woolwich.  His  will,  dated  11  sixth  month  (July),  1743,  and  proved  31  August,  same  year, 
names  wife  Elizabeth;  daughters  Margaret  and  Julianna;  son  Richard;  grandsons  John  and  Jacob 
(sons  of  son  Samuel)  ;  granddaughter  Elizabeth  Colvin,  and  brother  Jacob  Holcombe.  It  is  believed 
that  John  Holcombe  was  a  son  of  Richard  Holcombe  by  his  wife  Sarah,  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas 
Holme,  the  first  Surveyor-General  of  Pennsylvania.  Captain  Holme,  in  his  will,  gives  a  legacy  to  the 
"children"  of  his  daughter  Sarah,  "wife  of  Richard  Holcombe."  Jacob  Holcombe,  the  brother  of 
John,  was  for  many  years  a  Minister  in  the  Society  of  Friends.  He  resided  in  Bucks  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  died  30  August,  1748.  His  eldest  son,  Thomas,  was  probably  named  after  his 
grandfather.  Captain  Holme,  while  his  eldest  daughter,  Sarah,  was  probably  named  after  his  (Jacob's) 
mother.  Jacob  Holcombe  mentions  in  his  will  spoons  marked  "  R.  H.,"  which  initials,  it  is  thought, 
were  those  of  his  father.   It  will  also  be  observed  that  John  Holcombe  named  one  of  his  sons  Richard. 

Richard  Holcombe,  of  the  text,  resided  in  Amwell  Township,  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey, 
where  he  was  a  large  land-owner.  He  married  (i)  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Harvey,  Sen^,  of 
Makefield  Township,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania;  (2)  Hannah  [Ann]  Emley,  of  Hunterdon  County. 
His  will,  dated  26  December,  1783,  and  proved  13  January,  1784,  names  wife  Ann ;  only  son  John ; 
sister  Mary,  wife  of  Samuel  Furman ;  daughter  Sarah,  wife  of  Isaac  Leech  ;  and  daughter  Mary,  wife 
of  Thomas  Holcombe  (a  son  of  his  brother  Samuel).  His  son-in-law,  Isaac  Leech,  was  one  of  the 
executors  of  the  will. 

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MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATE  OE  SlLAS   YEKKEb   AND  MARV  LEECH 
(See  page  60) 


NOTES  Ui^  . 


Samuel  Leech,  but  he  docs  : 
tlie  Revolution.    On  20  Octob* 
1" '  Cheltenham 

,  ,';\\  jer.>e_^> ,  6  i  (jljruarv, 
V,  1825.    She  was  a  daug 
rvey,  and  granddaughter  of  J>. 


t-d  and  removed  v. 
Yerkes,  dated  at  .  i 
22  May,  i8ao,  he  stated  that  his  home  was 


1792. 

his  bro  , 
th,  and 

'      '   and  had  it  1. 


■  i   i  ownshi; 


^wpship  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey  as  earlv 


'e  Ann  :  only 


(^.i*^  y^^^        y/C.,- /z,^'^—^/  .■^•^^•'^ 


LEECH  FAMILY 


October,  1775;  died  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  26  August,  1856.  He  was 
a  commissioner  of  Montgomery  County  in  1802;  a  member  of  the  Legislature 
of  Pennsylvania  in  1809  and  1810;  and  from  7  December,  1813,  until  13 
February,  1818,  he  held  the  office  of  Surveyor-General  of  Pennsylvania. 
During  the  war  of  181 2  Mr.  Leech,  with  every  clerk  in  the  Surveyor-General's 
ofifice,  except  one,  joined  the  army.  The  regiment  to  which  they  were  attached 
remained  at  York  for  some  weeks,  and  although  his  company  marched  to 
Baltimore,  it  was  never  called  into  action.  At  the  expiration  of  his  service 
as  Surveyor-General,  he  removed  to  Pittsburg,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits,  but  returned  to  the  State  capital  in  182 1.  In  1825  he  was  chosen 
an  elder  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Harrisburg,  and  continued  such 
until  1837,  when  he  again  removed  to  Pittsburg.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  abili- 
ties, of  very  firm,  decided  character.  In  political  connections  he  was  identified 
with  what  was  then  known  as  the  Federal  party,  and  gave  it  strong  support. 
In  his  official  relations  he  was  greatly  esteemed.  "  The  course  of  public  events 
was  ever  watched  by  him  with  deep  and  zealous  interest;  and  every  violation 
of  true  principle  in  the  conduct  of  national  events  caused  him  pain  as  if  an 
injury  had  been  done  to  a  dear  friend.  He  was  a  thorough  Christian 
patriot."  *   He  married  Miss  Steinman,  of  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania. 

*  Egle's  Notes  and  Queries  (fourth  series),  i.  413. 


CLOCK  OF  SILAS  AND  MARY  (LEECH)  YERKES,  WITH  PORTIONS  OF 
THEIR  TEA-SERVICE 


HO  zMoixaos  HTiw  ,2a3iaaY  (Hoaaj)  yham  qua  zkiiz  to  xdojd 

aOIVHHa-AST  XMHT 


NOTES  ON  THE  RUTTER  FAMILY 


HOMAS  RUTTER,  EsQR^  a  native  of 
England,  where  the  name  Rutter  had 
been  an  honorable  one  for  many  genera- 
tions, was  one  of  the  early  Pennsylvania 
colonists.  He  was  a  man  of  marked  in- 
telligence and  energy;  was  prominent 
among  the  enterprising  and  public  spirited 
men  of  his  time,  and  rendered  valuable  service  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  material  interests  of  Pennsylvania.  He  had  ac- 
quired in  his  native  country  the  useful  art  of  blacksmithing, 
and  it  is  possible  that  he  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  the  employ 
of  William  Penn,  to  engage  for  him  as  a  worker  in  iron,  the 
suggestion  of  which  possibility  is  found  in  the  facts  that  he 
was  married  at  Penn's  Manor  House,  and  received  from 
Penn  a  grant  of  two  hundred  acres  of  land  as  compensation 
for  "smith's  service." 

William  Penn  had  great  faith  in  the  mineral  wealth  of 
his  Province,  and  early  entertained  the  hope  that  he  would 
gain  large  advantages  therefrom,  and  from  the  outstart  he 
sought  to  stimulate  the  colonists  to  develop  this  wealth. 
Thomas  Rutter  was  one  of  the  first  to  respond  to  such 
stimulation,  and  he  made  his  interest  in  the  subject  mani- 
225 


NOTES  ON  THE 


fest,  as  was  natural  in  view  of  his  technical  knowledge  of  iron,  in  the  direction 
of  mining  for  iron  ore.  He  began  prospecting  for  ore,  and,  at  the  same  time, 
enlisted  others  to  join  with  him  in  such  enterprise. 

Under  date  of  January,  1702,  the  land  records  of  the  Commissioners  of 
Property  make  mention  of  seven  hundred  and  sixty-two  acres  of  land  as  then 
in  the  possession  of  "  Thomas  Rutter's  and  Company,"  and  James  Logan, 
Penn's  secretary,  in  a  letter  to  Penn  in  the  same  year,  writes :  "  I  have 
spoken  to  the  chief  of  those  concerned  in  the  iron  mines,  but  they  seem  care- 
less, never  had  a  meeting  since  thy  departure.  Their  answer  is  that  they 
have  not  yet  found  any  considerable  vein."  "  Those  concerned"  were,  no 
doubt,  the  members  of  the  company  styled  "  Thomas  Rutter's  and  Company" 
by  the  Commissioners  of  Property. 

Rutter  was  not  discouraged  by  his  early  unsuccessful  mining  efforts,  but 
continued  prospecting  until  he  found  ore  in  paying  quantities.  This  point 
reached,  he  built  a  smelting-furnace,  and  began  the  manufacture  of  iron,  thus 
securing  for  himself  the  high  honor  of  being  the  first  in  Pennsylvania  to 
manufacture  iron  from  ore.  His  achievement  is  thus  mentioned  in  a  letter 
written  in  171 7  by  Jonathan  Dickinson:  "The  last  summer,  one  Thomas 
Rutter,  a  smith,  who  lived  not  far  from  Germantown,  hath  removed  farther 
up  the  country,  and  of  his  own  strength  has  set  up  making  iron.  Such  it 
proves  to  be,  as  it  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  the  smith's  here,  who  say  that 
the  best  Sweed's  iron  doth  not  exceed  it." 

The  section  of  territory  to  which  Rutter  removed  was  known  as  the 
"  Manatawny,"  deriving  its  name  from  the  Manatawny  Creek,  which  flowed 
through  that  part  of  the  country.  It  then  formed  a  part  of  Philadelphia 
County,  but  fell  in  Berks  when  that  county  was  organized.  The  reason 
which  prompted  the  removal  was  no  doubt  a  desire  on  his  part  to  be  in  close 
touch  with  his  iron  operations,  which  were  located  near  by  the  Iron  Stone  Creek, 
an  important  branch  of  the  Manatawny.  His  furnace  was  on  the  former 
stream.  A  few  years  after  he  erected  the  furnace  he  leased  the  same  to  a 
company  of  capitalists,  who  operated  it  many  years,  under  the  name  of  the 
Colebrookdale  Furnace.  He  also  built  a  forge,  known  as  Pool  Forge,  and 
organized  a  company  to  conduct  it,  Rutter  himself  owning  interests  in  the 
company.    In  the  will  of  his  son  John  the  forge  is  called  "  Rutter's  Forge." 

Mr.  Rutter's  iron  enterprises  were  recognized  by  the  public  authorities  as 
a  valuable  factor  in  conserving  the  material  welfare  of  the  Province,  which 
recognition  was  clearly  manifested  in  1723,  when  a  public  road  was  opened, 
leading  from  his  mines  to  the  "  great  road"  which  led  from  that  region  to 
Philadelphia.* 

*  Montgomery's  History  of  Bucks  County,  964. 
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RUTTER  FAMILY 


In  the  tax-list  of  Philadelphia  County,  in  1693,  Mr.  Rutter  is  assessed 
in  both  Bristol  and  Germantown  townships.  At  this  time  he  was  probably 
residing  on  his  plantation  in  Bristol  Township,  but  later  removed  to  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  borough  of  Germantown,  where,  in  1706,  he  was 
chosen  bailiff, — the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  borough, — in  which  capacity 
he  presided,  1 1  January,  1 707,  at  the  last  sitting  of  the  Court  of  Record  held 
under  the  borough  charter.* 

In  1 71 3,  1 714,  1727,  and  1728  Mr.  Rutter  was  chosen  a  member  of 
the  Provincial  Assembly,  and  during  the  latter  year  he  participated  in  a 
noted  Conference,  held  in  the  "  Great  Meeting  House"  at  Philadelphia  by 
a  number  of  Indian  chiefs  with  the  governor  of  the  Province  and  his  Council. 
Rutter  was  well  known  to  and  highly  esteemed  by  the  Indians,  and  when 
the  famous  Delaware  chief,  Sassoman,  came  to  make  his  address,  he  recog- 
nized the  presence  of  Rutter,  and  asked  the  latter  to  take  a  seat  beside 
him.f 

Thomas  Putter's  early  religious  affiliations  were  with  the  Society  of 
Friends.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Meeting  at  the  time  of  his 
marriage,  but  soon  after  attached  himself  to  Abington  Meeting,  on  the  records 
of  which  the  births  of  his  three  eldest  children  are  entered.  He  later  became 
a  Baptist,  his  change  of  faith  occurring  during  the  schism  which  arose,  in 
1 69 1,  among  the  Friends.  He  took  a  prominent  part  in  that  movement  as 
one  of  the  followers  of  the  noted  George  Keith,  and  was  baptized  after  the 
order  of  the  Baptists.  He  had  been  a  Minister  among  the  Friends,  but  now 
became  one  among  the  Baptists,  and  for  a  time  he  was  the  Pastor  of  the  small 
congregation  of  that  sect  in  Philadelphia.  He  baptized  a  number  of  persons 
who,  later,  were  prominent  in  the  Baptist  denomination.  Among  such  was 
the  Reverend  Evan  Morgan,  the  third  pastor  of  the  Pennepek  Baptist  Church. 
One  of  the  incidents  of  the  movement  to  which  allusion  has  been  made  was 
the  writing  of  a  pamphlet  by  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  published  in  1697, 
and  entitled  "  Henry  Bernard  Koster,  William  Davis,  Thomas  Rutter,  and 
Thomas  Bowyer,  four  Boasting  disputers  of  this  World,  Rebuked  and 
answered  according  to  their  Folly,  which  they  themselves  have  manifested  in 
a  late  pamphlet,  entitled  Advice  for  all  Professors  and  Writers." 

Thomas  Rutter  died  at  Philadelphia,  in  March,  1730,  and  his  death  is 
thus  mentioned  in  the  Pennsylvania  Gazette  of  that  month : 

"  March  13 — On  Sunday  night  last  died  here,  Thomas  Rutter,  S"",  after  a  short  illness. 
He  was  the  first  that  erected  an  Iron  Work  in  Pennsylvania." 

*  Watson's  Annals,  ii.  301. 

t  Pennsylvania  Colonial  Records,  iii.  318,  319. 

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He  married  (Friends'  ceremony),  lo  January,  1685,  Rebecca  Staples.* 
She  was  living  at  the  date  of  her  husband's  will,  and  probably  survived  him. 
The  principal  provisions  of  his  will,  dated  27  November,  1728-29,  and  proved 
at  Philadelphia,  here  follow : 

"  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Anna  Nutt  ye  Sume  of  five  pounds  Currant 
mony  of  Pensilvania,  And  to  her  Sons  Thomas  Savage  and  Samuell  Savage,  all  my  right, 
title  and  Interest  in  and  to  ye  rocks  and  Quarries  of  Stone,  in  ye  German  Township,  in  the 
Land  whereon  Daniel  Howels  mill  standeth  or  appertaineth  to,  To  hold  to  them  their  Heirs 
and  Assigns  forever  to  be  equally  divided  between  them.  Item :  I  give  and  bequeath  unto 
my  Daughter  Rebecca  Hall,  Sixty  pounds  Currant  mony  of  Pennsylvania :  Item :  I  give 
and  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Thomas  Rutter  one  third  part  of  ye  one  hundred  acres  of  Land 
Leased  to  ye  Furnace  Company  with  ye  one  third  part  of  ye  said  furnace.  Iron  ore,  or 
other  appurtenances  to  ye  s"!  one  hundred  acres  of  Land.  Item :  I  give  unto  my  Daughter 
Mary  Rice,  five  Shillings.  Item :  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Martha  Doughty, 
ye  Sume  of  Forty  pounds  Currant  mony  of  Pennsilvania.  Item :  I  give  and  bequeath  unto 
my  Son  John  Rutter,  ye  Sume  of  five  Shillings.  Item :  I  give  unto  my  Daughter  Hester 
Hawkley,  ye  Sume  of  Sixty  pounds  Currant  mony  of  Pennsylvania.  Item :  I  give  and 
bequeath  unto  my  Son  Joseph  Rutter,  the  one  third  part  of  the  furnace.  Iron  oare,  and  other 
its  appurtenances  with  the  one  third  part  of  ye  one  hundred  acres  of  Land  leased  to  ye 
furnace  Company,  And  allso  Two  third  of  my  other  land  adjoining  to  ye  furnace  land. 
To  him  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  allso  Two  third  parts  of  ye  forge  and  of  ye  hundred 
acres  of  land  whereon  ye  forge  Standeth  and  of  ye  Utensils  and  appurtenances  thereunto 
belonging.  Item :  I  give  unto  my  Son  Tho^  Rutter,  over  and  above  what  is  above  Mentioned, 
all  that  my  plantation  and  tract  of  Land  in  Bristol  Township,  with  ye  appurtenances,  To 
him  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  provided  that  he  pay  all  my  Legasies  herein  mentioned, 
being  one  hundred  and  Seventy-five  pounds  &  Ten  shillings.  Item :  I  give  unto  Samuel 
Nutt,  ye  Sume  of  Ten  pounds  Currant  mony  of  Pennsylvania.  Item :  I  give  unto  Joseph 
Hall,  Senr,  ye  Sume  of  Ten  pounds  Currant  mony  of  Pennsylvania.  Item :  I  give  my 
burying  yard  in  the  Bristall  Township  To  all  my  Children  &  Grand  Children  and  their 
posterity  for  ye  use  of  a  burying  ground  forever.  The  quantity  to  be  one  half  acre  in  a 
Square.  All  which  ye  above  Legasies  Shall  be  paid  unto  them  to  whome  the  Same  is 
bequeathed,  or  to  their  Heirs  or  Assigns  after  ye  Decease  of  my  Executrix,  and  not  before,  by 
my  Son  Thomas  Rutter  as  is  before  mentioned.  Item :  I  give  my  Executrix  full  power  and 
authority  To  all  or  any  part  of  my  Lands,  Scituate  at  Mahanatony,  not  herein  before 
bequeathed,  To  sell  toward  paying  my  Just  debts  by  and  with  ye  Consent  and  advice  of 
my  two  Sons  in  Law  Samuel  Nutt  and  Joseph  Hall.  Item :  I  give  and  bequeath  all  ye 
residue  of  my  Estate,  Goods,  Chattels,  rents,  Leases,  and  all  other  my  Estate,  which  is 
hereinbefore  bequeathed,  unto  my  beloved  wife  Rebecca  for  and  during  her  Natural  Life, 
Provided  She  remaine  a  widdow,  but  in  case  She  Marry,  She  shall  have  her  Dowry  as  ye 
Law  Directs,  and  I  do  hereby  appoint  my  beloved  wife  Rebecca  whole  and  Sole  Executrix 
of  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  and  I  do  hereby  appoint  my  two  Sons  in  Law  Samuel 
Nutt  and  Joseph  Hall,  Trustees,  to  see  this  my  Testament  performed,  and  to  assist  my 
Executrix." 

Children  of  Thomas^  and  Rebecca  (Staples)  Rutter: 

i.  Anne  Rutter',  born  25  October,  1686;  died  in  August,  1760;  married  (i)  Samuel 

Savage ;   (2)  Samuel  Nutt. 

ii.  Rebecca  Rutter',  born  9  November,  1688;  married  Joseph  Hall. 

*  It  is  possible  that  the  name  was  Stapler,  not  Staples. 

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iii.  Thomas  Rutter',  born  26  October,  1690;   buried  3  July,  1734;    married  (i) 

Sarah  (2)  Mary  Catharine  Gheslin. 

iv.  John  Rutter',  born  in  1693 ;  died  17  November,  1735 ;  married  Mary  . 

V.  Mary  Rutter',  married  Edward  Rees. 

vi.  Martha  Rutter',   married   Doughty. 

vii.  Hester  Rutter',  married  Henry  Hockley. 

viii.  Joseph  Rutter',  died  in  1732.   His  will,  dated  14  February,  1731-32,  styles  him  of 

Amity  Township,  and  names  wife  Mary  and  son  Thomas. 

ANNE  RUTTER2,  eldest  child  of  Thomas  Rutter^  by  his  wife  Rebecca 
Staples,  was  born  in  Philadelphia  County,  25  October,  1686;  died  in  August, 
1 760,  possessed  of  large  wealth.  She  married  ( i )  Samuel  Savage,  who  died 
in  1720;  (2)  Samuel  Nutt,  who  died  in  1737.  Both  husbands  were  iron- 
masters. Savage  was  admitted  a  freeman  of  Philadelphia,  in  1708,  and 
became  actively  identified  with  Thomas  Rutter  in  the  iron  business.  Nutt 
came  to  Pennsylvania,  in  1714,  from  Coventry,  Warwickshire,  England; 
purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Chester  County,  and  engaged  extensively 
in  the  manufacture  of  iron.  He  founded  the  Coventry  Iron- Works,  the  first 
iron-works  set  up  in  Chester  County,  and  gave  to  the  plant  its  name,  in  honor 
of  the  place  of  his  nativity.  He  also  established  the  Warwick  Furnace, 
naming  it  after  the  county  in  which  he  was  born. 

Children  of  Anne  Rutter^  by  her  first  marriage : 

i.  Thomas  Savage',  died  unmarried  in  1739. 

ii.  Samuel  Savage',  died  in  1742;   married,  in  1731,  Ann,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 

Martha  Taylor.    Issue:    Samuel  Savage*,  who  died  without  issue;  Anna 

Savage*,  who  married           Walker;  Martha  Savage*,  who  married  Thomas 

Hockley;  Ruth  Savage*,  v/ho  married  James  Hockley;  and  Mary  Savage*, 
who  married  William  Crooks. 

iii.  Joseph  Savage'. 

iv.  John  Savage',  died  young. 

V.  Ruth  Savage',  died  7  January,  1786;  married,  11  April,  1734,  John  Potts,  who 
became  a  prominent  iron-master,  and  the  founder  of  Pottstown,  Pennsyl- 
vania.* 

vi.  Rebecca  Savage',  died  in  1800;  married  (i),  17  May,  1733,  Samuel  Nutt,  Junf;  (2) 
Robert  Grace.  The  latter  marriage  is  thus  mentioned  in  the  Pennsylvania 
Gasette  of  29  May,  1740:  "We  hear  from  French  Creek,  Chester  County,  that 
on  Monday  last  Mr.  Robert  Grace,  of  this  city,  was  married  to  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Nutt,  an  agreeable  young  Lady,  with  a  fortune  of  Ten  thousand  Pounds." 

REBECCA  RUTTER2,  second  daughter  of  Thomas  Rutter^  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Staples,  was  born  in  Philadelphia  County,  9  November,  1688,  and 
probably  died  before  her  husband,  as  she  is  not  named  in  his  will,  dated  8 

*  For  an  account  of  his  ancestry  and  descendants,  see  Potts  Memorial,  published  in  1874. 


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February,  1727-28.  She  married  Joseph  Hall,  son  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esqr.* 
Joseph  Hall  resided  on  his  plantation  in  Oxford  Township,  Philadelphia 
County.  He  was  a  brewer  and  a  large  land-owner,  and  a  vestryman  of 
Trinity  Church,  Oxford.    He  died  in  1731. 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca^  (Rutter)  Hall: 

i.  Thomas  Hall'. 

ii.  John  Hall',  who  resided  in  Byberry,  and  was  a  captain  in  the  Provincial  service. 

iii.  Joseph  Hall',  who  was  a  tanner,  and  married,  18  January,  1733,  Mary,  daughter 

of  Joseph  Fisher,  Esq"". 

iv.  Theodorus  Hall',  who  married,  29  April,  1729,  Gertrude  Goodwin,  and  removed 

to  Kingwood,  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  where  he  died  circa  1759, 
leaving  issue. 

V.  Jacob  Hall',  who  was  a  captain  in  the  Provincial  service  in  1748,  and  was  several 
times  commissioned  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  of  the  courts  of  Philadelphia 
County. 

vi.  Rebecca  Hall',  born  in  1709;  died  i  July,  1785;  married  (i)  Isaac  Leech,  Esq"* 
(see  page  215)  ;  (2)  Reverend  Richard  Treat. 

*  Jacob  Hall,  Esq"",  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania,  from  Macclesfield,  Chester  County,  England, 
in  1684,  having,  about  the  time  of  his  emigration,  purchased  of  William  Penn  a  tract  of  five  hundred 
acres  in  his  Province.  He  was,  no  doubt,  a  passenger  on  the  ship  "  Friendship."  John  Worthington, 
who  sailed  in  the  same  ship,  died  on  the  voyage,  17  January,  1684,  having,  on  the  previous  day,  made 
his  will,  naming  Jacob  Hall  one  of  the  executors.*  Hall  administered,  and  is  styled  in  the  probate 
record,  "of  Bucks  County,"  where  he  is  assumed  to  have  settled  immediately  after  his  arrival. 
In  a  deed  of  6  January,  1691-92,!  he  is  styled  "of  Bucks  County,  but  formerly  of  Macclesfield,  co. 
Chester,  Old  England,"  and  he  doubtless  removed  about  that  time  to  Philadelphia  County,  as  in  a 
power  of  attorney  made  two  months  later,!  he  is  styled  of  that  county.  He  established  his  residence 
at  Tacony,  in  the  latter  county,  and  continued  there  until  his  death  in  1700.  On  6  May,  1693,  he  was 
commissioned  by  Governor  Fletcher  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  of  the  courts  of  Philadelphia  County. 
Among  the  others  commissioned  at  the  same  time  were  Anthony  Morris  and  Francis  Rawle,  founders 
of  the  well-known  Philadelphia  families  bearing  their  respective  surnames.  His  will,  dated  29  Sep- 
tember, 1699,  proved  at  Philadelphia,  28  September,  1700,  styles  him,  "of  Taconi,  Gent.,"  and  names 
sons  Jacob,  Joseph,  and  Solomon;  daughter  Sarah  Taylor,  and  Sarah  Charlesworth,  "  aunt  of  my 
children."  It  is  believed  that  the  maiden  name  of  his  wife  was  Charlesworth,  and  that  she  was  a  sister 
of  Sarah  Charlesworth.  The  latter  married  Henry  Mallows,  of  Oxford  Township,  and,  as  his  widow, 
died  there  in  1723,  disposing  by  will  of  almost  her  entire  estate  to  either  the  children  or  grandchildren 
of  Jacob  Hall,  naming  them  individually  as  "  cousins."  She  also  bequeathed  a  sum  of  money  for  the 
purchase  "  of  a  settlement  for  a  minister  of  Oxford  Church." 

Jacob  Hall,  the  eldest  son  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esq',  was  born  8  February,  1679.  He  died  in  Oxford 
Township,  in  1712,  leaving,  to  survive  him,  a  widow,  Ellen,  and  children  Jacob,  Mary,  and  Elizabeth. 
On  20  December,  1707,  he  sold  three  tracts  of  land  in  Philadelphia  County  to  Edward  Shippen,  and 
shortly  before  that  date  he  purchased  a  tract  in  Oxford  Township. 

Joseph  Hall,  second  son  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esq'',  resided  in  Oxford  Township,  where  he  died  in 
1731.    He  married  Rebecca  Rutter,  as  stated  in  the  text. 

Solomon  Hall,  the  third  son  named  in  the  will  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esq'',  was  a  freeholder,  and  a 
member  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford.  He  died  in  September,  1731,  leaving  a  wife  Elizabeth,  (who 
married,  as  second  husband,  4  January,  1733,  William  West),  and  children  John,  Solomon,  Sarah  (who 
married  David  Davis),  and  Mary,  all  of  whom  were  living  30  August,  1750.? 

Sarah  Hall,  apparently  the  only  daughter  of  Jacob  Hall,  Esq'',  married  Peter  Taylor,  and 
surviving  him,  died  in  1741,  leaving  a  will  in  which  she  names  a  number  of  children.  || 


*  Publications  of  Genealogical  Society  of  Pennsylvania,  i.  208.  f  Bucks  County  Deeds,  i.  357. 

X  Ibid.,  359.  §  Philadelphia  Deeds,  H,  i.  221. 

1  Philadelphia  Wills,  F,  291. 

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vii.  Susanna  Hall',  who  married  (i)  Joseph  Harvey;   (2)  John  Rush,  of  Byberry, 

by  whom  she  became  the  mother  of  the  eminent  Dr.  Benjamin  Rush,  a  signer 
of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  and  also  the  mother  of  Honorable 
Jacob  Rush,  a  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  and  many  years 
President  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Philadelphia. 

viii.  Sarah  Hall',  who  married,  26  September,  1744,  Reverend  Samuel  Finley,  D.D., 

president  of  Princeton  College, 
ix.  Hannah  Hall'. 

X.  Ruth  Hall',  who  married  Elisha  Hall,  Esqr,  of  Cecil  County,  Maryland. 

xi.  Mary  Hall'. 

xii.  Charlesworth  Hall.' 

THOMAS  RUTTER,  JunR^,  eldest  son  of  Thomas  Rutter^  by  his 
wife  Rebecca  Staples,  was  born  in  Philadelphia  County,  26  October,  1690, 
and  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  Christ  Church,  at  Philadelphia,  3  July, 

1734.  He  was  an  iron-master,  and  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  iron 
business.  He  received,  under  his  father's  will,  a  plantation  in  Bristol  Town- 
ship; also  one-third  interest  in  the  iron  furnace,  together  with  certain  iron- 
ore  interests,  and  other  property.    In  1729  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 

Provincial  Assembly.    He  married  ( i )  Sarah  .    She  joined  her  husband 

in  a  deed,  14  August,  1724,  but  died  before  10  August,  1728,  on  which  day 
he  married  (2)  Mary  Catharine  Gheslin,  daughter  of  Csesar  Gheslin.*  She 
married  for  second  husband,  24  July,  1735,  William  Pyewell,  and  had  issue 
by  both  marriages. 

Children  of  Thomas  Rutter,  Jun^^,  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Rebecca  Rutter',  born  in  1721 ;  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  17  November,  1734. 

ii.  Sarah  Rutter',  born  in  1724;  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  17  November,  1734. 

Children  by  second  marriage : 

iii.  Catharine  Rutter',  baptized  4  January,  1729-30,  aged  three  weeks;   buried  16 

March,  same  year. 

iv.  Thomas  Rutter',  baptized  30  January,  1732,  aged  two  weeks ;  became  a  prominent 

iron-master,  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  justices  of  the  peace  and  of  the 
courts  of  Berks  County. 

v.  Mary  Rutter',  baptized  2  December,  1733,  aged  two  weeks;   buried  5  February, 

1733-34- 

JOHN  RUTTER^,  second  son  of  Thomas  Rutter^  by  his  wife  Rebecca 
Staples,  was  born  in  Philadelphia  County,  in  1693;  died  there,  17  November, 

1735,  and  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  Christ  Church,  Philadelphia,  in 
which  city  he  resided.  He  was  baptized  by  the  Rector  of  that  church  a  few 
days  before  his  death.  He  had  a  wife  Mary,  who  joined  with  her  son,  Thomas, 
17  September,  1748,  in  conveying  property. 

*  CjESAR  Gheslin  was  a  Huguenot,  and  removed  from  France  to  London,  England,  before 
9  September,  1698,  on  which  day  he  was  naturalized  in  that  city.  Emigrating  to  Philadelphia,  he 
established  himself  there  as  a  silversmith.    He  was  buried  in  Christ  Church,  13  February,  1733-34. 

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Children  of  John^  and  Mary  Rutter : 

i.  Thomas  Rutter',  who  became  a  merchant  at  Philadelphia. 

ii.  Rebecca  Rutter'. 

MARY  RUTTER2,  third  daughter  of  Thomas  Rutter^  by  his  wife 
Rebecca  Staples,  married  Edward  Rees,  whose  will,  dated  at  Amity  Town- 
ship,* Philadelphia  County,  28  January,  1738-39,  and  proved  13  April,  1739, 
names  wife  Mary  and  the  children  named  below. 

Children  of  Edward  and  Mary^  (Rutter)  Rees: 

i.  Thomas  Rees'. 

ii.  Joseph  Rees'. 

iii.  Peter  Rees'. 

iv.  Edward  Rees'. 
V.  Rebecca  Rees'. 

vi.  Ruth  Rees'. 

vii.  Mary  Rees'. 

HESTER  RUTTER^,  probably  the  youngest  daughter  of  Thomas  Rut- 
ter^ by  his  wife  Rebecca  Staples,  was  living  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania, 
as  late  as  2  January,  1762.  She  married  Henry  Hockley,  of  that  county,  who 
received  a  patent  for  two  hundred  acres  of  land  there,  17  December,  1735, 
and  one  for  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  28  October,  1748.  In  1749,  1750, 
and  1 75 1  he  was  a  representative  of  that  county  in  the  Provincial  Assembly. 
His  will,  dated  2  January,  and  proved  12  February,  1762,  names  wife  Hester, 
and  children  James,  Thomas,  Abigail  (wife  of  John  Patrick),  and  Ruth,  and 
grandchildren  Ruth,  Henry,  and  Nancy  Teaf. 

Children  of  Henry  and  Hester^  (Rutter)  Hockley: 

i.  Thomas  Hockley',  died  in  Chester  County  in  1780;  was  an  iron-master;  was  com- 

missioned a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Chester  County,  23  May,  1770,  and  was 
active  in  the  struggle  for  Independence,  serving  as  colonel  of  one  of  the  militia 
regiments  of  his  county,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Observation. 
He  married  his  cousin,  Martha  Savage  (see  page  229). 

ii.  James  Hockley',  a  miller,  who,  in  1772,  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Assembly, 

and  in  1784  was  appointed  one  of  the  Commissioners  for  making  the  Schuylkill 
River  navigable  and  preserving  the  fish  there.  He  married  his  cousin,  Ruth 
Savage  (see  page  229). 

iii.  Abigail  Hockley',  married  15  October,  1755,  John  Patrick,  an  iron-master. 

iv.  Ruth  Hockley',  probably  married  Teaf. 


*  Now  in  Berks  County. 


1 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Abbott,  William  Strong,  120. 

Anderson,    Amelia  Owsley 

Ayres,  Rachel,  42. 

Adams,  Edward  T.,  161. 

Mrs.),  68. 

Samuel,  21,  42. 

Lulu,  163,  204. 

Amelia  R.  (Mrs.),  40. 

Samuel,  JunJ",  42. 

Wallace,  loi. 

Elizabeth  Owsley,  68,  131. 

Silas,  42. 

William  Henry,  204. 

John,  60. 

William,  21,  42. 

Zadie  Ann,  161. 

William  C.  (Honorable), 

Addis,  Abigail  Dubois,  187. 

68,  131. 

Bachman,  Elizabeth  Ann,  125. 

Amos,  90. 

Andrews,  Eliza,  150. 

Bagley,  John,  171. 

Amos  (Colonel),  74,  88. 

Simon,  3. 

Sue,  171. 

Amy,  90. 

Angel,  Frances  May,  103. 

Bailey,  Barzillai,  64. 

Amy  (Mrs.),  90. 

Sallie,  140. 

Elizabeth,  92. 

Anna,  90. 

Antes,  Frederick  (Colonel), 

Esther,  61. 

Charles,  88. 

37. 

Baily,  James  Gilmore,  loi. 

Christopher  Krewson,  90. 

Arbuckle,  James,  220. 

Bainbridge,  Helen,  152. 

Eleanor,  74. 

Arbuthnot,  Alexander,  5. 

Baird,  Jane  Hart,  69. 

Eliza  Ann,  48,  88,  122. 

Arnold,  Catharine,  147. 

Baker,  Charles  Ayres,  148. 

Howard,  90. 

Charles  Ridge,  98. 

Charles  P.,  202. 

Isaac,  61. 

George,  147. 

Charles  Silas,  148. 

Isaac  Clarkson,  48,  87,  90. 

Isabella,  98. 

Charles  Simeon  (Honor- 

Jane (Mrs.),  61. 

John,  98. 

able),  78,  148. 

John,  116. 

John  W.,  147. 

Cornelius  Bruff,  149. 

Mary  E.,  116. 

Newton  Evans,  98. 

Harold  Hill,  149. 

Sarah,  34,  61. 

Thomas,  98. 

James,  148. 

Albertson,  Eliza,  157. 

Ash,  Henry  (Captain),  213. 

Jeannette  Eleanor,  148. 

Josiah  G.,  89,  157. 

James  (Colonel),  213. 

Joseph,  94. 

Thomas,  157. 

Mary,  213. 

Leigh  Yerkes  (Dr.),  149. 

William  Yerkes,  157. 

Ashbridge,  William,  220. 

Martha,  94. 

Aldridge,  Emily,  70. 

Ashmead,  Esther,  210. 

Mary  Louise,  149. 

Alexander,  James,  182. 

John,  206,  207,  208,  210. 

Norman  H.,  85. 

Serena  M.,  iii,  182. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  206,  210. 

Olin,  94. 

Algard,  John,  140. 

Ashton,  Hannah,  14,  30. 

Royal  Knapp,  148. 

Lucy,  74,  140. 

John,  52. 

Warren  Lowe,  148. 

Allen,  Bryce,  58. 

Mary  Elizabeth,  52. 

William  James,  149, 

Edwin  T.,  153. 

Askew,  Joseph,  104. 

Ball,  Elizabeth,  19. 

Elsa,  153. 

Atkinson,  Mahlon  R.,  187. 

Jonathan  C,  113. 

Elvira  Maria,  45. 

Mary  Matilda,  116,  187. 

Banks,  Laura  A.,  133. 

Esther,  53,  loi. 

Austin,  Benjamin,  220. 

Barnes,  Jacob,  154. 

Gilbert,  loi. 

Margaret,  61. 

Julia  Ann,  162. 

Helena,  121. 

Ayres,  Charles,  21,  42,  86. 

Susan,  86,  154. 

Henry,  45. 

Deborah,  21,  42. 

Tacie  A.,  170. 

Margaret  Anna,  58. 

Elizabeth,  42. 

Barnsley,  William  H.,  154. 

Silas,  loi. 

Esther,  42,  115. 

Barr,  Charles,  114,  183. 

William  Gale,  121. 

Hiram,  42. 

Margaret    Matilda,  57, 

Allison,  Abigail,  103. 

Mary,  21,  47,  86,  89. 

114. 

30 

233 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Barr,  Mary  Kate,  113,  183. 

Blackburn,  Laura  E.,  140. 

Boucher,  John  Wynkoop,  122. 

W.  H.  (Dr.),  91. 

Morris  H.,  140. 

Lucy,  59. 

Barrett,  William  Zelotes,  70. 

Stephen,  140. 

Mary,  71. 

Bartley,  Irene,  112. 

Walter  D.,  140. 

William,  75. 

Bassett,  Catharine,  45. 

nil        11T1        /T~>  j\ 

Blackwell,  John  (Reverend), 

Bourk,  Edward,  210. 

Baudouine,  Ann  Adelaide,  73. 

10. 

Bowen,  Frances,  42. 

Baynton,  Peter,  15. 

Blackwood,  urace  Elvira,  153. 

William,  100. 

Beans,  Albert  Wilson,  70. 

Helen    Antoinette,  151, 

Bowes,  Thomas,  16. 

Anna  C,  69. 

153- 

Bowlby,  Charles,  93. 

Benjamin  Franklin,  70. 

Isaac  Newton,  83,  151, 

Washington,  93. 

Catharine  Jane,  69. 

153- 

Bowyer,  Thomas,  227. 

Harman  Yerkes,  69. 

John  Yerkes,  153. 

Brackett,  Emma  Orcutt,  149. 

John  Craven,  41,  69. 

Joseph,  153. 

Bradford,  Julia,  163. 

John  Johnson,  69. 

Blain,  Margaret  (Mrs.),  04. 

Bradley,    Charles  Schenck, 

Margaret  Long,  69. 

Thomas,  64. 

149. 

Mary,  28,  52. 

1      1                                 1  *  TIT 

Blake,  Caroline  W.,  42. 

Marian  Olive,  149. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  70. 

Lavinia,  61. 

Brady,  Eliza,  59. 

Stacy  Brown,  70. 

Robert,  61. 

John,  71. 

Stephen,  17. 

Blaker,  Charles,  75,  118,  124. 

Breckenridge,  Robert  J.  (Rev- 

Thomas, 69. 

Edward,  75. 

erend),  67. 

Thomas  J.,  69. 

Hannah,  75. 

Brewster,  Phebe  Adeline,  121. 

Beardsley,  Sophia  Jeannette, 

Harry,  75. 

Bright,  Nancy  Munford,  167. 

149- 

Jane  E.  V.,  63,  75,  124. 

Bristol,  Mary,  78,  148. 

Beatty,  John,  117. 

Maria,  59,  75,  118. 

Porter  B.,  64. 

John  Reading,  117. 

Martha,  75. 

Brooke,  Eliza  M.,  114. 

Mary,  160. 

Mary,  75. 

Brooks,  Rachel,  34. 

Reading,  117. 

Matilda,  75. 

Broom,  Christopher,  120. 

Beers,  Sarah,  182. 

Bloomneld,  Mary,  109. 

Elizabeth  Link,  61,  120. 

Bell,  Mary  E.,  73. 

Bodine,  Anne  Maria,  57,  II2. 

Brown,  Abbie  Elvira,  94. 

Mary  A.,  116. 

William,  112. 

Addie  S.,  86. 

Benezet,  Anthony,  29. 

Bodington,  Martha,  94. 

Ann,  112. 

Benner,  Jacob,  59. 

Bogan,  Joseph  L.,  164. 

Ellery,  164. 

Margaret,  32,  59. 

Bogardus,  George,  125. 

Hiram,  85. 

Bennett,  Allen  S.,  loi. 

Bogart,  Arta  Myrtie,  112. 

Keturah,  164. 

Charity,  47. 

Nelson,  112. 

Levi,  117. 

Clark  L.,  loi. 

Boileau,  Nathaniel  B.  (Hon- 

Martha (Mrs.),  35. 

Edward  L.,  loi. 

orable),  219. 

Rosalinda,  40,  85. 

Bentley,  Julia  V.,  90. 

Thomas  Leech,  219. 

William  H.,  80. 

Katharine  Elizabeth,  90. 

Bolich,  Charles  I.,  73. 

Bruir,   Catharine  le  Tellier, 

Oren,  90. 

Bolton,  Everard,  206. 

78. 

William  Clark,  90. 

Bond,  Mary,  161. 

Bryant,  Rebecca,  72. 

Benz,  Caroline,  179. 

Booth,  Eliza,  105,  176. 

Buckbee,  Almeda,  93. 

Charles,  179. 

n                        TT                              J        *     1  —O 

Booyer,  Harry  Frederick,  158. 

T^      1                 A  J       n               _  —  n 

Buckman,   Ada   Berry,  118, 

Biglow,  Nancy  Hubbard,  199. 

Borden,  Lavinia,  95,  166. 

189. 

"Rl           IVT^  rofp  Tf^\     T  /I  T 

J.\.1L. lid i  U, 

Amn<;  T  tSo 

Bird,  Susan,  120. 

Boswell,  Fanny  Lilly,  104. 

Emma,  72,  137. 

Blackburn,  E.  Brinton,  140. 

Nathaniel,  104. 

Esther  Ann,  123. 

Emmett  Yerkes,  140. 

Bottume,  M.  C,  176. 

Monroe,  137. 

Ephraim,  140. 

Boucher,  Anna  Mary,  122. 

Thomas,  137. 

Harris  A.,  140. 

Benjamin  Franklin,  122. 

Buckner,    Elizabeth  Hawes, 

John,  74. 

Charles,  62,  122. 

130. 

John  A.,  140. 

Elisha,  122. 

234 

Buckwalter,  Ella,  107. 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


iir*l.r^n7p  Itf^i*    T^'mamiAi  Tn*7 

VV  al LCI  J   i_jlilall UCl J  lU/* 

C^rr    Tnlin    A'?    T  t6 

r^larW  Tprpmiah  f(^antai*n)  20 

\..>1C11         J         V.1IIICIII   y  \_/ CI  Lr  L  dl  1 1  /  , 

Tnhn    Tiitir  a2 

Josiah,  92,  193. 

TnQpnIi  /I'p 

Leonard  J/,  103. 

RiiTit V   C^\\  a  rlpQ    T  ofx 

-U  till  I ,    V^liCli  ICOj  \,^\J, 

TVTarv 

Leonard  J.^  104. 

A/Tarv  A  A'p 

T  p^ni^la<^  ni 

^Qmiipl    A  AO 
OdillLlCi  -t^'i 

T  orpffii  IVTarcarpt  m 

J ■■<'.-/ 1  C  L  Ld    1.VX  dl  ^d  1  V  L,  yo* 

\A/^illi'am  A'? 

VV  iliXdlll, 

x\iiiwii,   X  *-'0  * 

Tnfin    T  cn 

f^arrpll    Rpnnett  7n 

Rphprra  Ann 

X  iicuc  X  ,^  y-Xj  -^-^y* 

xii^i  d  X  .J  uy. 

T?omainp  O"? 

XV<^  1  lid  1 11 V,    J7O  ' 

VV  lllidlllj  y*-'}  y-^* 

xxu^ii  jdiiiioUiij  10/. 

Svlvamic   Smtth  n'3 

tJj'lVdllUlo    kJilllLIl,    yo ' 

A/T^rcr^rpt'  "Tn 

IVJ-dl  gdl  Clj 

T'apv  Ann  Ct'i 
X  dv-j"  xYiiii,  yo* 

199. 

^11P    Arlrlic     ttA  tS*7 
OUc   /AUUlo,    1  lU,  10/. 

AA/ 1 1 1 1  Q  m   1    ri Qim^^p'^r  O'^ 

VV  iiiidiii  v^iid uin_cj' ,  yo- 

i  --<i/*\t"nrtt  1— 1  A n r c t^      t c\r\ 

vjcui  gc  XJ.CW  oUii,  -^yV- 

AA/TliiQm    T-Tpnnf  t/tj 

VV  illidlXl     XXClllJ',  IVJ^. 

11  t*l^ A     T<  ri m lino  i^x 

x>ui  ivc,  iLuiiiuiic;,  yo. 

rf  \xr  ri  orVl  f     Tn'tla  TmC 
V_dl  LWilgllL,    XZ.ild,    y5»  ■'■'^J" 

AA/a^I IP  T?QP  jr\A 

VVj'llC  XVdC,  lU^* 

xjuiiiCLi,  J.vxdij'  \-j\x\.\.wji.\ci^  110. 

(^a  rwVi  1 1  p    SptpI  r1  p 

V^di  WiIIlC,     OCl  ClLldj  10^« 

r**!  a  11  Qpn    T?  phpl  cn 

C^cx  CP    RlinHa    T  f\r\ 

r""!  a  T/f  r^n    T^"  1  i  7a  Kpf  h  Jf\A 

XJUllUWOj    IVXdlj'    J  ailCj  10^. 

1  acpv    ^dTTinpl  c\o 
v^doCj/j  odiiiuci  XV. J  y^. 

rTannnh  ir\A 

XXdilildll,    1  \-fl^. 

T^ii qHv    Trn  A/Til tnn  tR-? 

1  Qcc    irPnprial  *70 
^dooj  vjCiici  di,  /y- 

TapoK  T**     CA  IHA 

Id  ccpII    Tpccp  T 

\_/dojCll,  J  CooC  X^i.j  lU/. 

Tc  D  frlQfmp  TOyI 
XVdLIldl  lllC,  XU4> 

"RiiqItI*''!*'  '7T 

13  cf"0  T"    In  Q  r  1  PC     C  C 
V^-doLUlj    ^lldi  ICo, 

IVf  a  rcra  rpf            T  C/l 

XJULLClilClLl,    V^lldl  1C3    X  tj  ^U^. 

T  PuriC   0  T 
X-iCvVl3   ■L-'.)  1^0. 

IVTariQ   T  T/*i/i 
IVldl  id   x^>,  iv^4* 

TpTinip  (t     tct  oc\o 

C  DiiTrman    Saran  F\r\ 

\_/d  Clllllldllj      Odldllj  L/v/a 

TVTarv  TA/Trc  ^    TT    T7  in 
i-vxdi  y    y  i-vxi  j.  j  y  x.j.j  *■  / 1  -^y* 

"Rii7art   T^nrVifl    0'\  aa 

XJLl^di  l.vdV.ll\,ij 

I  liaHwipl^'       l^mma       T  niii^a 

V^l  1          W  1 V,                 X-rflllllld  X-rft-JUlOcl 

IVTarv  R  TO'l 

109 

T?ifharrl  TO 
xviviidi  u,  -xy- 

C^Vx  iinp    T^'mm  a  Tin 

Sallip  TO'l 

kJdlllC,    1.  Lf4* 

"J 

r^lia  rnhprc    R pn  i  a  mi  n  A 

lull  1      1           v,i  1 J  d ill  111}  iXt 

NiiQanna  icxA 

C*ot^\r    T^a  n  tpl  T  R-^ 
V^dLlJ/)  X^dlllCi 

Ayfa  t*i  Q     T  "rn 
ividi  Id,   A  /y. 

1    1  (^11  "V      iV^  Q  t*i  p  '7'5 
^IUUa,    IVldl  IC,  / 

Sarah  R"? 

r^hanfllpr  TTannali  IVTarv  t7,i 

\^llCllivJ.lV^l  J     J.  X  dlllld  11    XVXctl  y  ,     k  f  tym 

r^Iovpr      irhard  F)    t t8 

1 W  V  V 1  ,     XV 1 V 1 1  d  1  U     1-f  •  ,      X  X  (J  • 

^ditviiioj  v^diwiiiiCj  ^y^  yo* 

TJipriarn    ^Dmiipl     T  tX 
x\.ik.xidi  (x  odxxxticx,  110. 

1  QMfprf    TTnmr   Anram  iiA 
V^dlVCllj    XXdliy    ZLUldlllj  11^. 

1    ri  D  r  1  pcurrirt  n     ^arprl  "^on 
V^ildl  ICSWiJl  111,    OdldlJj  ^^VJ. 

^Dmiipl    AA/illiQmc    (  \  \t  1 
Odxxxticx    VV  xxxxdxxib  y^jLyi./f 

JdlilCa    xyULL,   5/ ,  114. 

118. 

John  Ycrkcs,  114. 

Ella,  88. 

r^oatam   TVTarp'arpt  2TC  2T0 

V^Wdldill,     XVXd  1               V  L,         X  ^  ,     ^  X  W> 

T  vHia    T  J  A 

X^y  \JLlcLj  114* 

Esther  CMrs  ")  88 

IVTarv   "PTC  '?Tn 

(TaffPft     t  1  A 
XvCC^-C   VJdl  1  CLlj    J.  14* 

i^pnfCTP  5sX 
Vjcui  00. 

T^rinmQc  OTO 
X  xxuxxxdo,  ^xy. 

I^Q  til  p  ri~»n     IvT  QfOTQfpf"    T/fO  "^n^^ 

^dlilCJOll^    IVXdl  gdX  Cly    14*-'j  ^uu. 

ATarv  Ann 

l^f^D  tPC      A/To  ftTQ  t*Pt      T  T  "3 
V^UdlCo,    iVXdX  gdi  CL,    1  X  J. 

William  88 

VV  iiiidiii,  00. 

(  na  f  c    A  a  rnn  VprWpc 

v^^JdLo,    ix.dl  Ull     X  vX  X\,vOf 

f^atnrtVipll  ToVin 

r^lipvnpv    TnQpnVi  P  T 

T  pvi  CA 

T  oiii^a  TOO 

r^liild<;   rrporiyp  AAA  T^iC 

Matthia*;'*  C/i 
XTXd L Lii ido  ,  r)4* 

IVldl  lildj  lUU. 

f~'lir^Qfp    T^Qniic  TOT 

Af  n  f  tin  io  c'^     C  C 
IVl  dLllIldbj  00* 

Mary,  100. 

T^mma  AIiVp  T2T 

Sarah  '?'\'? 

k^dl  dll,  ^x^* 

1  a  Tihv       pn  1  a  m  in    C  "3 
^di  1     f  xj ci ij diiiiiif  00' 

r^Vnirrli    AHiiali  W  ftA 

K^ll  L4I  VI 1,  i\.uij  all  XJ  >  f  *-'4}     '^O ' 

Son  n  1^1  C/l 

OtJL/iXXd, 

SiiQanna          C  i 

T  nrv    ftA  T?A 

Siicnn  A'pflrPG 
OLX^dXX     X  vl  XVCo,  00* 

Cannon,  James,  29. 

Rodah  Barnum,  64. 

Coburn,    Elizabeth  Naomi, 

Carnahan,  Elmina,  155. 

Stella,  161. 

121. 

Carpenter,  Samuel,  198. 

Clark,  Adoniram  Judson,  93. 

Cochran,    Mary  Francenia, 

Sue  May,  137,  198. 

Anna  A.,  97. 

III,  181. 

Carr,  Charles,  42. 

Blanche  Lulu,  104. 

William  Logan  Douglass, 

Courtland,  42. 

Catharine,  93. 

181. 

Eliza,  42. 

Charles  H.,  103. 

Cofifing,  Abraham,  31. 

Hiram  A.,  42. 

Elijah  Baily,  49,  92. 

Ann,  IS,  31. 

Jane   Murdock,   42,  59, 

Elizabeth  Dormida,  93. 

Grace,  31. 

116. 

Emma  Maud,  104. 

Jacob,  31. 

235 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Coffing,  Margaret,  31. 

Coon,  Joanna  W.,  122. 

Crum,  George  W.,  163. 

Margaret  (Mrs.),  31. 

Cooper,  Alan  Wood,  178. 

Cunningham,  Rebecca,  129. 

Martha,  31. 

Cornelia,  72. 

Currie,  Anna,  106. 

William,  31. 

Hetty  Yerkes,  178. 

Curtis,  Eunice,  138. 

Coffman,  Ada  Augusta,  133. 

John,  178. 

Justina,  186. 

Andrew  Lacy,  133. 

John  Haldeman,  108,  178. 

Cuyler,  Susan,  105. 

Andrew  Yerkes,  133. 

Cope,  Gilbert,  189. 

Annie  Yerkes,  134. 

Copland,  W.,  85. 

Dager,  Daniel  H.,  56. 

Edward  Livingston,  133. 

Cornell,  Alice  Louisa,  63,  124. 

Daniel  Hitner,  69,  109. 

Eliza  Yerkes,  133. 

Anna  Elizabeth,  142,  200. 

Elizabeth     Yerkes,  69, 

Helen  Margaret,  133. 

Harry  J.,  114. 

109. 

Isaac  Zook  (Dr.),  133. 

Jacob  Krewson,  74,  124. 

Mary  Hitner,  109. 

William  Everhart,  134. 

Jesse,  76,  200. 

Peter,  109. 

Coggswell,  William  A.,  79. 

Marion  J.,  114. 

Robert  Potts,  109. 

Coleman,  Maria,  112. 

Mark  J.,  114. 

Dance,  Ann,  37. 

Colladay,  Juliana,  43,  76. 

William  J.,  114. 

Daniel,  37. 

William,  76. 

Corson,  Martha  Ellen,  75. 

Jacob,  37. 

Collom,  John,  43. 

Costello,  Catharine,  143. 

Danenhower,  Catharine,  100. 

Martha,  21,  43. 

Thomas,  143. 

Charles,  100. 

Colton,  John,  162. 

Cottman,  Benjamin,  218. 

George,  52. 

Colville,  Georgia,  150. 

Coulter,  Hannah,  58. 

George',  100. 

Colvin,  Elizabeth,  222. 

Covert  Hamlin  T.,  125. 

Isaac,  100. 

Comfort,  Ann,  55. 

Coxhead,  Mary,  74. 

Jacob,  100. 

Ezra,  55,  107. 

Craft,  Barnet,  33. 

John,  100. 

Jane,  54,  107. 

Hannah,  15,  32. 

Rachel,  100. 

Margaret  (Mrs.),  55. 

John,  33. 

Darlington,  Alfred,  113. 

Comly,  Ellen,  99. 

Craig,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  213. 

Alfred  Yerkes,  113. 

James,  42. 

Esther,  213. 

C.  Norman,  113. 

Mary,  220. 

James  (Captain),  213. 

Ellsworth,  113. 

Commons,  William  K.,  112. 

Margaret,  213. 

Darragh,  Esther,  32. 

Conard,  Samuel,  104. 

Crandal,  Carrie  L.,  186. 

Thomas,  32. 

Conger,  Ellison,  157. 

David  Freeeman,  186. 

Davis,  Ann,  108. 

Conley,  Delazon,  197. 

Flora  A.,  186. 

Anne,  89,  157. 

Conn,  William,  95. 

Frank  M.,  186. 

David,  230. 

Conrad,  Ann,  no. 

Frank  R.,  115,  186. 

Hannah,  56,  108. 

Edwin,  III. 

L.  Harold,  186. 

Hannah  Matilda,  106. 

Hugh  F.,  III. 

Merle  S.,  186. 

James  C,  61. 

Martha,  in. 

Rial  Y,  186. 

John,  108. 

Nathan,  in. 

Craven,  Ann,  116. 

John  (General),  47. 

William  Y.,  III. 

Christiana,  69. 

William,  6,  227. 

Cook,  Anne  Edmunds,  166. 

Crispin,  Silas,  15. 

William     Watts  Hart, 

George  Earle,  95. 

Croasdale,  Belinda  A.,  99. 

(General),  47. 

George  W.,  166. 

Bezaliel,  88. 

Deal,  Joseph  P.,  88. 

Gustavus  Benson,  95. 

Charles  W.,  88. 

Dean,  Jane,  154. 

Gustavus  Wynne,  167. 

Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  88. 

Mary  Ann,  64. 

JoeP,  50,  95. 

Ezra,  88. 

William  (Colonel),  37. 

Joer,  95,  165. 

Flora,  88. 

De  Bree,  Minnie,  84. 

Mary  Paul,  166. 

James  Madison,  88. 

De  Coursey,  Emily,  155. 

Richard  Yerkes,  95,  165, 

Rachel,  23. 

Etta  Long,  155. 

166. 

Crooks,  William,  229. 

Forrest  Chick,  155. 

Thomas  (Captain),  95. 

Crosscup,  Sarah  E.,  88. 

Frank  Eugene,  155. 

William,  95. 

Crowl,  Rachel  A.,  200. 

Holmes  Sells,  155. 

236 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


De  Coursey,  Joseph  Barnsley, 

Dull,  Catharine,  57,  no,  180. 

Ellis,  George  Myron,  121. 

155- 

Frederick,  no. 

Margaret,  100. 

Margaret,  155. 

Dunbar,  Catharine,  78,  147. 

Mary,  140. 

Morris  Hogeland,  155. 

Thomas,  147. 

Ray  Elwyn,  121. 

Roy,  155- 

Dungan,  Emma  J.,  100. 

Stephen  Thomas,  121. 

Stephen,  87,  155. 

Esther  (Mrs.),  20. 

Ellison,  David,  29. 

Stephen  Philip,  155. 

Hannah,  n,  20. 

Ellsworth,  Eliza,  83. 

William,  155. 

Sarah  Ann,  86,  153. 

Emery,  Ellen  Yerkes,  150. 

Walter  Colton,  155. 

Thomas  (Reverend),  20. 

John  C,  83,  149. 

De  Cue,  Orinda  Ellen,  148. 

Thomas,  20. 

Josiah,  149,  150. 

de  Forrest,  Isaac,  72. 

William,  20. 

Zachary  Taylor,  150. 

Rachel,  72. 

Dunham,  Nellie,  83. 

Emley,  Hannah  or  Ann,  222, 

de  la  Montagne.    (See  Mon- 

Dunlap,  Alice,  83. 

Engle,  Herbert  D.,  126. 

tanye.) 

Ida  L.,  160. 

James,  126. 

Dengler,  Charles  S.,  no. 

John  W.,  58. 

Entrican,  David,  83. 

Mary,  no. 

Mary,  82,  149. 

Jane,  83. 

Dennis  Hester,  45,  79. 

Mary  H.,  160. 

Erwin,  Samuel,  216. 

Joseph,  80. 

Rose,  160. 

Esler,  Elizabeth,  195. 

Denny,  Elizabeth,  115,  185. 

Silas,  91,  160. 

Evans,  Daniel,  12. 

William,  185. 

Sarah  E.,  160. 

Lydia,  171. 

Depue,  Mary,  65. 

William,  83,  149. 

Evarts,  William  M.  (Honor- 

DeWees, William,  3. 

Dusenbury,  B.  M.,  115. 

able),  66. 

Dickinson,  Alice,  15. 

Everhart,  Eliza,  41,  68. 

Dilworth,  James  Ronaldson, 

Earle,  George  H.,  Jun^  167. 

John,  68. 

190. 

Mary,  95. 

Ewing,  Elisha  R.,  183. 

Mary,  iig,  190. 

Easton,  Martha  A.,  112. 

Eva,  112,  183. 

Dirling,  Isaac,  33. 

Eaton,  George,  7. 

Mary  Louisa,  112,  183. 

Dixon  Leonora,  195. 

James,  12. 

Dobbins,  Wesley,  98. 

John,  6,  7. 

Faub,  Ariantje,  72. 

Dodson,  John,  210. 

Sarah,  6. 

Feaster,  Mary,  74. 

Donahue,  Bridget,  175. 

Eckert,  Georgiana,  172. 

Featherman,  Susan,  42. 

Dotterer,  Amos,  133. 

Edmunds,  Ann,  70,  71. 

Felker,  Henry,  160. 

Mary  F.,  133. 

Franklin  Davenport,  165. 

Fell,  Sarah,  158. 

Doughty,    Martha  (Mrs.), 

John    W.    ( Honorable, 

Feltberger,  Susanna,  181. 

228. 

71- 

Fenton,  Elizabeth  L.,  76. 

Dove,  Henry  0.,  153. 

Mary  Jane,  95,  165. 

Esther  Y.,  76. 

Lottie,  85,  153. 

Samuel,  71. 

John  T.,  76. 

Drum,  Mary  E.,  162. 

Edwards,  Alfred,  87. 

Lynford,  77. 

Du  Bree,  Charles,  144. 

Eliza  B.,  87. 

Mary  Ann,  77. 

Mary  Jane,  77,  143. 

George,  87. 

Rachel  C,  77. 

Duck,  Ellinor,  6. 

Harriet,  87. 

Regina,  77. 

Elizabeth,  6. 

Jesse,  47,  87. 

Sarah  Y.,  77. 

Duffield,  Abraham,  211. 

Morgan  (Reverend),  6. 

Simeon,  43,  76. 

Edward,  21 1. 

Rachel  (Mrs.),  34. 

Thomas,  76. 

Esther,  211. 

Susanna,  47,  87. 

Ferguson,  George,  160. 

Hannah,  211. 

Egbert,  Lydia,  97. 

Ferring,  Kate,  163. 

Jacob,  211. 

Ehret,  Ella,  100,  173. 

Ferris,  Hannah  T.,  173. 

Jesse,  170. 

Eisenhower,   Alonzo  Dallas, 

Fetter,  Casper,  45. 

Joseph,  211. 

61. 

Janette  R.,  142. 

Richard,  211. 

Elkins,  George,  43. 

Margaret,  43,  73. 

Tacy  A.,  98,  170. 

William  L.,  43. 

Richard  R.,  77. 

Thomas,  211. 

Ellis,  Arden  Myron,  121. 

Sue,  171. 

237 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Fifer,  Anna  Mae,  ii8. 

George  Frederick,  Ii8. 
Fincher,  Joshua,  217. 
Finley,  Samuel  (Reverend), 
216. 

Finney,  Elizabeth,  124. 

Sarah,  78. 
Fish,  Lavina,  160. 

Sarah,  77. 
Fisher,  Isabella,  211,  217. 

Joseph,  217,  230. 

Mary,  230. 
Fitler,  Barbara,  165. 
Fitzgerald,  Harrington,  109. 

Harry  Yerkes,  202. 

Howard  Harold,  202. 

John  Wilford,  149,  202. 

Maude  Irene,  202. 

Michael,  202. 

Roy  Campbell,  202. 
Flack,  Mary,  155. 
Flahart,  Sadie,  141. 
Flanders,    Charles  Biglow, 
199- 

Elizabeth  Yerkes,  199. 

William,  199. 

William  David,  199. 

William  Newell,  138,  199- 
Fleming,  Sarah,  14,  27. 
Flourney,  Thomas  (General), 
38. 

Force,  Harman  Yerkes,  68. 

Isaiah,  68. 

Stephen  Yerkes,  68. 

William  H.,  68. 
Ford,  Louisa,  183. 
Forman,  Rachel  Jane,  146. 
Foster,  Anna  Neill,  185. 

Isaac  M.,  185. 

Rebecca,  11,  24. 

Forsyth,   ,  75. 

Forsythe,  Edward,  178. 

F.     Hamilton  Garland, 
178. 

Grace  Letitia,  178. 

John,  178. 
Foulke,  David,  106. 

Thomas  S.,  106. 
Fowler,  Jane,  54,  107. 
Frankland,  Mary  L.,  90. 
Frantz,  Catharine,  197. 
Freeborn,  Mary,  20. 


Freedy,  Frederick,  105. 
Fries,  Daniel,  106. 

Isabella,  54,  106. 
Frost,  John  C,  36. 
Fulmer,  Caroline,  154. 

El  wood,  170. 
Fulton,   ,  14. 

Mary  Ann,  114,  183. 
Furman,  Mary  (Mrs.),  222. 

Samuel,  222. 

Gage,  Silas,  46. 
Gallagher,  Michael  Harkness, 
107. 

Galley,  Annie,  155. 
Gamble,  George  Newton,  194. 
Susanna    Guttridge,  120, 
194. 

Gardiner,  Elizabeth,  27. 

John,  27. 

Peter,  Sent",  27. 
Gardner,  Ann  Eliza,  102. 

Esther,  loi. 

Maria  Antoinette,  83. 

Solomon  (Captain),  152. 
Gaskill,  Abraham,  172. 

Albert  Guy,  172. 

Bryant  Earling,  172. 

Elmer  Yerkes,  172. 

Guy  Bryant,  172. 
Gaul,  Catharine,  148. 
Gaunt,  Elizabeth,  14,  27. 

Thomas,  27. 
Geib,  Harry  B.,  173. 
Gerner,  Vera,  125. 
Getchell,  Alice,  94. 

Daniel,  94. 

Walter,  94. 
Gheslin,  Caesar,  231. 

Mary  Catharine,  229,  231. 
Gifford,  Mary,  100. 
Gilbert,  Almond,  91,  161. 

Frank,  183. 
Gilkinson,  John,  75. 
Gill,  Louisa,  100,  173. 

Mary  Ann,  116. 
Gillespie,  Alexander  M.,  107. 
Gillingham,  Ann,  218. 

Yeamans,  218. 
Gleason,  Alice,  143. 

Thomas,  91. 
Glenn,  David,  108. 

238 


Glenn,  Joseph  W.,  105. 
Mary  Ann,  54,  108. 
Samuel  Harison,  105. 
Samuel  R.,  105. 
Sarah  Frances,  105. 
Thomas  Allen  (Colonel), 
50. 

Godfrey,  Rebecca  J.,  202. 
Goodfellow,  James,  165. 
Goodfleck,  Laura,  169. 
Goodman,  Oscar  A.,  164. 
Goodwin,  Gertrude,  230. 
Gordon,  Jacob,  43. 

Patrick  (Governor),  217. 
Gorman,  Anna  Ester,  181. 

James,  181. 
Gould,  Ann  Maria,  loi. 

Betsey  Louisa,  loi. 

Charles  Henry,  loi. 

Cyrus,  loi. 

Daniel,  loi. 

Mary  Eliza,  loi. 
Grace,  Robert,  229. 
Graham,  Albert  W.,  182,  183. 

John  W.,  92. 

Mabel  Dell,  182. 
Grant,  Abram',  85. 

Abram',  85. 

Addie  M.,  121. 

Alexander,  46,  85. 

Anthony,  14. 

Caroline  H.,  85. 

Elizabeth,  85. 

Jane,  14. 

Joseph  Watson,  85. 

Mary,  85. 

Robert,  14. 

Yerkes,  85. 
Graves,  Thomas,  208. 
Gray,  Mary  Jane,  196. 
Green,  Ellen,  93. 

Mary  Ann,  104. 

Ruth,  88. 
Greenfield,  Anna  B.,  64. 
Greenlees,  Archibald,  203. 

Mary,  162,  203. 
Gregory,  Phebe,  103. 
Gries,  Daisy  A.,  159. 

Frank,  159. 

Frank  J.,  159. 

John,  159. 

Lillie,  159. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Gries,  P.,  159. 

Hall,  Ruth,  231. 

Hart,  Emma,  157. 

Griffin,  John,  174. 

Sarah  (d.  Jacob),  230. 

George,  157. 

Minnie,  102,  174. 

Sarah  (d.  Joseph),  216, 

Joseph  (Colonel),  47. 

Griffith,  Mary,  140. 

231. 

Josiah  (Captain),  30. 

Mary  Flora,  65,  127. 

Solomon,  230. 

Josiah  (Colonel),  47. 

Rush,  127. 

Susanna,  216,  231. 

William  H.,  42. 

Grissom,  Albert,  140. 

Theodorus,  230. 

Hartley,  Martha,  157. 

Eva,  140. 

Thomas,  230. 

Hartranft,    John    F.  (Gen- 

Griswold,   Clark  Augustus, 

Hallowell,  Anna  Yerkes,  178. 

eral),  139. 

45.  84. 

Caleb  R.,  108,  178. 

Hartwell,  Minnie  A.,  164. 

Jared,  84. 

Daniel,  35. 

Harvey,  Ann,  no. 

Marie  Antoinette,  84. 

Eunice  Yerkes,  178. 

Joseph,  231. 

Pliny  0.,  84. 

Garrett  S.,  156. 

Mary,  222. 

Sarah  Elizabeth,  84. 

Hannah,  109,  179. 

Thomas,  222. 

Groom,  Thomas,  211. 

Jane  (Mrs.),  178. 

Honora  Hanna,  164. 

Gruber,  Helen  M.,  185. 

Laura,  178. 

Haslett,  Mary  Ann,  72,  137. 

Henry,  185. 

Lizzie  Cooper,  178. 

Samuel  Murray,  137. 

Henry  T.,  185. 

Margaret  H.,  88,  156. 

Hauss,    Benjamin  Weaver, 

Henry  W.,  185. 

Rebecca,  127. 

163. 

Guckes,  Elizabeth,  108. 

Sarah  M.,  35. 

Benjamin  Yerkes,  164. 

Guerin,  Byram  Chedister,  195. 

William,  35,  178,  180. 

Bertha,  163. 

Isabelle  Theresa,  195. 

William  (Dr.),  75. 

Blanche,  164. 

Gulick,  Anna  Keith,  117. 

Ham,  Elizabeth,  162. 

Elizabeth  Huldah,  164. 

Charles  Leech,  117. 

Hammond,  Henry,  98. 

Honora  Hanna,  164. 

Peter,  117. 

Hubert,  98. 

Linfred  H.,  92,  163,  164. 

Philip,  117. 

William,  98. 

Lucy,  164. 

Guttridge,  Susanna,  194. 

Hanks,  Almah  Elizabeth,  94. 

Luther  A.,  163. 

Amos,  Junr,  94. 

Margaret  A.,  163. 

Hagar,  Elizabeth,  140. 

Eli,  94. 

Marshall  W.,  163. 

Mary  Ann,  198. 

Hanna,  Henry,  91. 

Haviland,  Charles  W.,  64. 

Hagerman,     Amy  Rebecca, 

Isaac  Drake,  91. 

Hay,  Andrew  Jackson  (Rev- 

154- 

Richard,  91. 

erend),  69. 

Elias  Yerkes,  154. 

Hare,  George  W.,  124. 

Annie  Levering,  69. 

Harriet  Jane,  154. 

Rebecca  Ann,  63,  124. 

Hayes,  Edwin  L.,  163. 

Henry,  87,  154. 

Harper,  Mary,  14,  28. 

Hazzard,  Samuel,  29. 

Henry  George,  154. 

Robert,  28. 

Headley,  Anna  Rebecca,  170. 

Oliver  Hart,  154. 

Sarah  (Mrs.),  28. 

Emma  H.,  170. 

William  Edmund,  154. 

Thomas,  70. 

Frank,  170. 

Hall,  Charles,  87. 

Harrison,  Anna  May,  161. 

John  Yerkes,  170. 

Charlesworth,  231. 

Frank  Yerkes,  161. 

Joshua,  170. 

Eleanor,  211. 

Fred  Almond,  161. 

Lizzie  E.,  170. 

Elisha,  231. 

Grace,  161. 

Louisa,  100. 

Esther,  211. 

James,  15. 

Louisa  S.,  170. 

Hannah,  231. 

John,  12,  91,  161,  212. 

Mary  J.,  170. 

Jacob,  211. 

Martha,  162. 

Morris,  98,  170. 

Jacob  (Esqr),  216,  230. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  212. 

Sadie,  170. 

Jacob,  Junr,  230. 

Mary,  211,  212. 

William,  170. 

John,  230. 

Thomas,  161. 

Heany,  Abram  Worman,  118. 

Joseph,  216,  228,  230. 

Harry,  David,  108. 

Katherine  Worman,  118. 

Julia,  125. 

Mary  F.,  56,  108. 

Heaton,  Carrie  F.,  123. 

Mary,  230,  231. 

Hart,  Amy,  47. 

Charles  W.,  62,  123. 

Rebecca,  211,  216,  230. 

Elizabeth,  47,  124. 

Emily,  76,  143. 

-239 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


l-Tnhhs    FliVaheth  TOC 

Xi.\JUUOy     J_jI            Lf  V- 111,  ^■^J' 

T-Tnlmf     Thomas    rCantflin  1 

XJ.W1111\>,          ^llWlildO         ^  \_/U  L/  i,C«iill  J  y 

T4r»npn  cii  f*lir     Hmilv    T  Ai  or\J 

T  C  ^"7^ 

NorniEn  L.,  I23. 

J.oddv    V^Ui  llCll,  ^\JX* 

TTi^lmpc    Iviprv  Tatip  TOn 
xxuiiiicd,  xvxdi y  J diic,  xyu> 

TVTn  V  7/1 
x\x  cxy  J  /  4* 

riQpl^ran  q    t  CO 
x\.(Jovrki  diiOj  xoL*. 

TTnrl^'lev  AVitP"pil 

Sarah    R"?    T  CO 

123. 

X  x\,ni  y  J  ^^^f 

Sarah   T  Od"? 

VV  alLCi    -l-^^j  A'^O* 

James,  229,  232. 

Honeybrook,  Samuel,  209. 

VV  lllldlll, 

XVULll, 

"FTooriPs  Fhf*n  aa 

T-T/ai  n  1  ^ni  ti     IVTa  rocQ  rAf"  T?sR 
XlClliiCllX)   IVldl  ^cii  Ctj  100. 

'Tfinmas    /T^nlnnfM  220 

X  ll<^IllClO        ^        <wr  1 V./ 1 1 V- 1  J  J  A^V^, 

Granville,  141. 

Heis,  Ccitharine,  ISQ* 

232. 

T-Tnmrpr   T-T  a  rrv  T?  Al 

XXIJUVCI,   XXdllJ'    XV.,    Xi^/ , 

Hnff  Tnhn  Wallace  tR7 

XXVjll,    ^Ullll     VV  dl  Idv-^,    X\J  f  * 

Honlrins    Amelia  T  ttt 

J.  J.  V^L/lVl  ilO,     XLlllV-llCL    J*}  1.1.x* 

Xiciicr,  —  — ,  /i. 

T-Tnff m ^ n         rnl i tip  "Fl 1 7a nef n 

XXWll  llidll,     V^d  1  <wri  1 11^  U<ll£>dUCLll, 

Thomas  ttt 

T-Totn  H  AT"cr\n     T^llpin    TotlP^"  T'?C 

T07 

Horne,  Thomas  S.,  52. 

JUIIII,  ^lU. 

CfiarlpQ  TO*? 

V^l idl  ICo,    X\J ^ , 

TTorner   Sarah  tt7 

J-XWl  llVl  ,     t^dl  dll,     X  X.  J  * 

iviary  j.,  43. 

T  rtiiisa  T77 

■I— Lii odt  /* 

Hoiic^h   Tosenh  "iR 

XicnoncKS,  x^iizduciiij  iu/. 

rTncTPiQtlH     AfTtlPC  n/l 

xxu^cidiiu,  xL^ixco,  U4* 

TTrMicrhtnn    A/Ta  rv  to 
xxi_'i4^iit*-'ii,  ivxdi  y  ,  xy* 

"IVTar'\7'  *7T 

Carnlinf    lAi  ^OT 

V^di  Uliiiv.,    X 40 J         1  • 

House,  Barbara,  140. 

XX AM t*i  v          A  t* r^o ti lie  VJ^TI 

Xicncirix,     /\ruanub  iNiJtun, 

V-'dLlldl  lllC,  U4' 

"PToii  Qtnn    Fl  1  a  f\f\ 

XX<^UoL'>^ll,    X-Jlid,    \J\J  • 

ICL  1  1^0     J-^VA  VV  dl  Uii7, 

Howarth,  John,  93, 

X^lldO,  V.f^< 

Howe,  Calvin  R.,  92, 

xj-cncgc,  ividiy,  ■'-4/* 

J-Lill^d,  L'4> 

TTowpll    Bemamin  01 

XJ.\^VV^ll,          V.11  J  cllll  111,    ^  1.  • 

piciibicy,  VV  midiii  v^.j  y^. 

Flla  Tc;c; 

l-.lld,  loo- 

Ca tha rine  Aiic^u sta  ^8 

Xxcpuurn,  /\uigdii  j_<ipyincuLLj 

H^ntimr  ft/1 
X  dllll^y,  (J4* 

CI  ariQ^a    Tiiliana  "jR 

77>  145- 

rTpTI  T*l  pf  f^l  n/1 
XXCllllClLd,  VJ4* 

Coiirtland  T^aniel  "^R 

\_'\-'Ul  LldllU    J^dlll\-1,  0 

oidcy  1  dinoin,  i40' 

rTptlfTT'  CT 
X  XClil  J* ,    0  1-  • 

T~)aniel  c^^R 

Herbert,  RcbeccE,  66. 

J  Udlllld,  ^Ul. 

l~)anipl   ( Cantain  1  0'\ 

X^dXllCl    V,  V^d  ^Ldlliy,  £iXt 

xieybfidrn,  vjidccj  aio* 

TOaniel    ( s    Cantain  l~)an- 

X^dlllVl       \             \-'dL/Ldlll  J_>raiiA 

xiigiiicy,    ocuigc    VV  •  \i-jL.jy 

Tnlin  T?  ^S/i 

iel^  "Vi 

jciiii    w  y  iLi\.\j\j^jj  0 

l~)anipl  ( s   Tohn^   22  42 

X^dlllVl      ^  0>    ^  <^1111  y  , 

"H^ilom/^n    IVTo  ffTQ  t***tf  onn 
XxlldlliUIl,   lVJ.d.1  ^dl  CLLd,  ^UU. 

Ton  n  tVi  11  n  rtA 

J  l^lIdLlidll     XJ KJi^t 

Fdward  Verkes   "^R  72 

Hill   Charles  F  177 

Tosbiia  "^J.  fii 

Elizabeth,  22,  43. 

KliVahptli   ('Mrs  "Jfi 

Fsther  at. 

TTaI  pn     T71 1  ToKf^f  ll      T  T  "3 

TVTjirv  Ann  ft/t 
xvxdi  y  iii,iiii, 

TTannah  22  ai 

XXdlllldll,  ^£iy 

Hila  Weller  t87 

Morris  T^^ 

xyxxji  1  IS,  xjo. 

Harriet  Ann,  38. 

T  Q  Tn  A  c  'tX 
J  dlllCo,   / O. 

^nrpTi  f\A 
odi  dii,  U4* 

Henrietta  Maria  lR 

XX\-111  IVLLd     XVXdl  Id,  Ci^' 

J  Dim,  1 04* 

^IICQTI  f^A 

ouodii,  ^4* 

John     TT     2T     22  /I2 

A/TinniA  T  ^111*0     Jdf  T*7n 
XVJ.  11111 IC  i-*a, Ul  diy   ^^oi  ■I/'-'' 

T-Tnlr'nmK    T-Tpnrv            T  CA 

X  XtJlL-UlllU,    XXClllj'      vV.j  XO'-'' 

Tohn   ( s    T)aniel^  A'X 

J  Cllll         3t    X^dillVl  /  , 

TVTiripm   Fliy^thptli  i9Ka 

J.VJ.II  Ictlll    J-'llZd UC  Lllj  XO4* 

T-Trtlr'nmhp    Tiirrih  000 

XXLfl^WlllUC,    J  dVU Lf, 

Tohn  Fisher  iR 

J\_'llll    X    lOllV^l,  0 

jxuydi,  1/u. 

J  LJllIl, 

ATartha  A-7 

xvuy  x^iixuciij  -L -i-o* 

J  Lllldlllld,    o/f  ^^^> 

A/Tarv   22  Ai 
xvxcti  y ,  4o* 

OctlllUCl    1>ICWI111}  i.KDc^. 

ATa  rcra  rpf  000 

i*J  dl  ^di  CL, 

Reading,  22. 

^IICQtltlQ     Safari      AA  'tR 
OUoalllld    Oal  all,    44'  /^* 

IVTarv  -^-^O 

XVXdl  J'  , 

Readino"  ( Ma ior^    10  -ifi 

AA7illipm  "\A7^     TimF  tt^ 

VV  lllld.111    VV       J  nil*-,    1  1^. 

XXll.lidl  Ll, 

0/1  o". 

William  W.,  Senr  113. 

Sarah,  6i,  220,  222. 

Rebecca,  38,  43. 

Hilliker,  Jane,  64. 

Thomas,  222. 

Sarah,  22,  43. 

Hillyard,  Jane  P.,  162. 

Holland,  Catharine,  141. 

Silas,  43. 

William,  162. 

Holley,  Lillian  M.,  161. 

Susanna,  43. 

Hise,  Aaron,  43. 

Holme,  John,  3,  4,  5,  1 1. 

Hudnet,  Charles,  143. 

Hitner,  Henry  S.,  109. 

Morgan,  119. 

Mary,  77,  143. 

Mary,  109. 

Rebecca,  59,  119. 

Hudson,  Isabelle,  184. 

Mary  D.,  109. 

Rebecca  (Mrs.),  213. 

Hufty,  David,  211. 

Hoar,  James  B.,  84. 

Sarah,  222. 

Jacob,  II,  15,  36. 

240 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Hufty,  John,  19,  36. 

Johnson,  Hubert  Rex,  37. 

Kelsey,  Susan,  60,  119. 

Phebe,  37. 

Jacob,  98. 

William,  119. 

Hughes,  Emily  Irene,  77,  146. 

Jesse,  36. 

Kenderdine,  Anna,  158. 

Isaac  (Colonel),  146. 

Joseph  L.,  164. 

Edna,  158. 

John,  146. 

Maria  Johnson,  153. 

Fayette,  158. 

Nathan  Rambo,  146. 

Mary,  36. 

George,  158. 

Hult,  Lucy  Maria,  195. 

Mima  Dyer,  118. 

Leigh,  158. 

Hunt,  Benjamin  Brown,  125. 

Philip,  36. 

Rebecca  Yerkes,  158. 

Julia  Martha,  125. 

Rezin  Beall,  37. 

William  Benton,  158. 

Hunter,  Amanda,  184. 

Richard,  36. 

William  J.,  89,  158. 

Elizabeth,  163. 

Sarah  (Mrs.),  36. 

Kenton,  Thomas,  218. 

Eliza  Ellen,  92. 

Sarah,  17,  36. 

Kerr,  Mary,  144. 

Hurst,  Alfred,  139. 

Sarah  C,  52. 

Ketcham,  John,  185. 

Wilhelmine  Elizabeth,  73, 

William,  36. 

Mary  G.,  115,  185. 

139- 

Johnston,  J.  H.,  160. 

Keyser,  Dirck,  56. 

Hurstman,  Amanda,  127. 

Jones,  Ann,  55. 

John,  56. 

Husband,  Lydia,  50,  94. 

Charles,  55. 

Susanna,  56. 

Regina,  50,  94. 

David,  76. 

Kiernan,  Susan,  170. 

Edgar  A.,  175. 

Kilgore,  Elizabeth,  120. 

Ingham,  Samuel  D.  (Honor- 

Edward (Colonel),  217. 

John,  120. 

able),  40. 

Elizabeth,  55. 

Kimeline,  Mary,  105. 

Irwin,  Joseph,  75. 

Esther  Fielding,  114. 

Kingsley,  Cynthia  M.,  91. 

Ivester,  Eliza  Ann,  69,  131. 

Hannah,  119. 

Kinsey,  Philena,  181. 

William,  131. 

Henry,  106. 

Kirk,  J.  Rush,  70. 

Ivins,  Flora  Maria,  121,  196. 

Isaac,  55. 

Susanna,  100. 

Garret  Conover,  196. 

J.  Leedom,  109. 

Kirkpatrick,  Samuel  H.,  157. 

John,  55. 

Kirll,  Mary,  212. 

Jackson,  Thomas  F.,  164. 

Jonathan,  54. 

Kisner,  Frederick,  105. 

Jacoby,  Sophia,  99. 

Jonathan*,  55. 

Klinker,  Arents,  3. 

Jamison,  Elizabeth,  72,  134. 

Jonathan',  55. 

Knap,  Emma  Brooks,  148. 

George,  134. 

Joshua,  33. 

Royal  Charles,  148. 

Mary  Shaw,  137. 

Margaret,  15,  33. 

Kniblor,  Sarah  E.,  117,  187. 

Virginia  R.,  123. 

Martha  (Mrs.),  55. 

Wells  Ebenezer,  187. 

Jarrett,  Charles,  177. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  71. 

Knight,  Abraham,  104. 

Elizabeth,  25,  49. 

Mary,  54,  98. 

Chancellor,  104. 

Letitia  Thomas,  177. 

Rachel,  43,  76. 

Charlotte,  48,  89. 

Levi,  74. 

Susan,  55,  III. 

Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  190. 

Susan  Austin,  41,  74. 

Susanna,  54,  55. 

Ezra  Croasdale,  54,  104. 

Jeans,  Joseph,  106. 

William,  55. 

George  C,  104. 

Rebecca,  54,  106. 

Giles,  104. 

Jenkins,  John,  219. 

Kane,  Thomas  Leiper  (Gen- 

Jonathan, 90. 

Jennings,  Oliver,  119. 

eral),  180. 

Laura,  104. 

Jester,  John  F.,  65. 

Kase,  Edmund  Harris  (Dr.), 

Sarah,  104. 

John,  David,  72. 

166. 

Susan,  104. 

Hannah,  41,  72. 

Kauffman,  D.  B.,  147. 

Winder,  95. 

Johnson,  Amanda  C,  162. 

Kean,  Mary,  42. 

Knowles,  Amos,  43. 

Edward,  52. 

Keas,  Benton  Hart,  89. 

Mattie  Eleanor,  66. 

Elizabeth,  36. 

William,  89. 

Kollock,    Jacob  (Colonel), 

Ellen,  88. 

Keen  or  Kyn,  John,  218. 

213- 

Frederick,  170. 

Joran,  218. 

Jacob,  Junr,  213. 

George,  36. 

Mary,  211,  218. 

Mary,  213. 

Henry,  36. 

Keifer,  Susanna,  179. 

Philips,  215. 

31 

241 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Koster,  Henry  Bernard,  227. 

Leech,  Hannah*,  211. 

Leech,  Rebecca'  (d.  Isaac), 

Krewson,  Christopher,  48. 

Hannah*,  218. 

216. 

Diana,  52,  97. 

Harriet,  220. 

Rebecca'  (d.  John),  213. 

Elizabeth  Jane,  48. 

Henry,  218. 

Rebecca' (d. Toby,  Junr), 

Harriet,  48,  87. 

Hester'  (d.  John),  213. 

211. 

Isaac,  97. 

Hester,'  (d.  Toby,  Junr), 

Rebecca*  (d.  Abraham), 

Rebecca,  48. 

211. 

218. 

Krier,  Amanda,  155. 

Hester'     (d.  Thomas), 

Rebecca*  (d.  Isaac),  220. 

David  S.,  170. 

215- 

Richard  H.,  222. 

Kronenberg,  Joseph  Bennett, 

Hester*,  220. 

Richard  Treat  (Honora- 

195- 

Isaac,  117. 

able),  221,  222. 

Kulp,  Margaret,  61. 

Isaac",  208,  209,  211,  215, 

Robert,  222. 

Kuney,  Alice,  125,  197. 

216,  230. 

Samuel    (Captain),  216, 

Daniel,  126,  197. 

Isaac'    (s.    Isaac),  216, 

221. 

Hattie  Pearl,  65,  126. 

220. 

Samuel  Erwin,  221. 

Isaac'   (s.   Toby,  Junr), 

Sarah'  (d.  Toby,  Junr), 

Lacy,  Annie  E.,  133. 

211. 

211. 

Emma  J.,  125. 

Isaac*,  61,  220,  221. 

Sarah'    (d.  John),  211, 

John  0.,  163. 

Isaac^  222. 

213. 

Lucena  J.,  64. 

Isaac  Newburn,  59,  117. 

Sarah* (d.  Abraham),  218. 

Lamborn,  Mary,  180. 

Jacob^  209,  211,  217. 

Sarah*  (d.  William),  215. 

Lanagan,  Patrick,  29. 

Jacob'  (s.  Jacob),  217. 

Sarah",  222. 

Land,  Maximilla,  159. 

Jacob'  (s.  Toby,  Jun^), 

Susannah,  218. 

La  Rue,  William,  61. 

211. 

Susanna  Newburn,  117. 

Latham,  Frances,  20. 

James,  221. 

Thomas'  (Captain),  215, 

Lewis,  20. 

Jesse,  217. 

218,  219. 

Laubach,  Isaac,  179. 

John^  208,  209,  211,  212. 

Thomas'  (Honorable), 

Mary,  109,  179. 

John'  (s.  John),  213. 

208,  209,  211,  213,  214. 

Lauer,  Christiana,  32. 

John'  (s.  Thomas),  215. 

Thomas'  (s.  Isaac),  216. 

Philip,  32,  41. 

John*,  220. 

Thomas'  (s.  John),  213. 

Law,  Celia,  83. 

Joseph',  213,  217. 

Thomas*,  220. 

Lawrence,  Joshua,  5. 

Joseph*,  218. 

Tobias*,  218. 

Learer,  George,  110. 

Joseph',  222. 

Toby  or  Tobias,  117,  205, 

Lee,  Birdie  D.,  202. 

Margaret',  218. 

206,  207,  208. 

Elmer  E.,  202. 

Margaret*  (d.  Abraham), 

Toby,  Junr,  208,  211. 

Nora  A.,  202. 

218. 

Toby,  3d,  211,  218. 

Silas  S.,  202. 

Margaret*   (d.  Samuel), 

Walter  Moore,  215. 

William  Oscar,  149,  202. 

221. 

William,  215. 

Leech,  Abraham',  211,  218. 

Margaret*    (d.  Captain 

Leedom,  Elizabeth,  76. 

Abraham*,  218. 

Thomas),  220. 

Erwin  J.,  109. 

Amos,  218. 

Martha*,  220. 

Richard,  76. 

Ann,  219. 

Martha^  222. 

Sarah  Jones,  56,  109. 

Anna  Margaret,  117. 

Mary'  (d.  Isaac),  60,  217. 

Legate,  Emma,  119,  189. 

Benjamin  (s.  John),  213. 

Mary'  (d.  Jacob),  217. 

Henry  Leander,  189. 

Benjamin  (s.  Toby),  218. 

Mary'  (d.  John),  213. 

Lehr,  Mary  Ann,  142. 

Charlotte,  220. 

Mary'  (d.  Toby,  Junr), 

Leighton,  David,  171. 

Dorothy,  21 1. 

211. 

Lydia  S.,  98,  170. 

Eleanor,  218. 

Mary*,  218. 

Leiper,  Thomas,  38. 

Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  211. 

Mary",  33,  117,  222. 

Leister,  Elizabeth,  163. 

Esther^  211,  212. 

Obadiah,  218. 

Leon,  Delia,  162. 

Esther',  218. 

Rachel*,  220. 

Leonard,  Mary,  78. 

Hannah  (Mrs.),  211,  218. 

Rachel",  222. 

Lesher,  Amos  Yerkes,  62. 

242 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Lesher,    Benjamin,    62,  77, 

Long,  Andrew,  Sen^,  40. 

McCutchan,  George  B.,  92, 

IIS,  121,  142. 

Ann,  145. 

161. 

Catharine  Ann,  62,  121. 

Anna  Elizabeth,  42. 

Jonathan  A.,  162. 

Ella  A.,  62. 

Anna  Thompson,  116. 

Joseph  W.,  162. 

Hannah  Maag,  76,  142. 

Letitia  Esther,  19,  41. 

Lydia  A.,  162. 

Henrietta,  58,  115. 

Margaret,  19,  40. 

Margaret  A.,  162. 

James  Bell,  62. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  40. 

Mary  H.,  162. 

Mary  Elizabeth,  43,  77. 

William    (Colonel),  39, 

Reuben  P.,  162. 

Levering,  Anthony,  22. 

40. 

Sarah  E.,  162. 

John  (Major),  22. 

Longstreth,  Benjamin,  75. 

William,  161. 

Levine,  Alexander  T.,  66. 

Lott,  Anna  Margaret,  122. 

McDowell,    Giles,    28,  53, 

Lewis,  Anna,  43,  77. 

Jamison,  Junr,  122. 

68. 

Edna  May,  142. 

Love,  Harriet,  37. 

Penelope,  41,  68. 

Elijah,  141. 

Lovell,  Amanda,  67. 

Thomas,  218. 

Elmer  Raymond,  142. 

Henrietta  (Mrs.),  67. 

William  L.,  53. 

Enoch,  38. 

William,  67. 

McEuen,  Eliza,  38. 

Frank  Cleveland,  141. 

Lowden,  David  Francis,  172. 

McFarland,  Elbridge,  iii. 

George  M.,  141. 

Hannah  Roberts,  172. 

McFarlin,  Elizabeth,  84. 

Harry  Newton,  141. 

Lowers,  Eliza  J.,  144. 

Harman  Clark,  84. 

Jacob,  133. 

Lugar,  Jacob,  155. 

James  B.,  84. 

Laura  Ann,  loi. 

Mary  Ann,  87,  155. 

John  C,  84. 

Laura  Elizabeth,  133. 

Lukens,  Baker,  47. 

John  Pliny,  84. 

Mabel,  142. 

David  S.  Y.,  24,  86. 

Levi,  84. 

Ransom  Rush,  133. 

Phebe,  108. 

Madison,  84. 

Ranson  Rush,  Jun"",  133. 

Samuel,  47,  86. 

Mary  Yerkes,  84. 

Robert,  77. 

Sarah  M.,  86. 

McGecl\in,  Margaret,  203. 

Lillybeck,  Benjamin  F.,  164. 

Tacy,  119. 

McGee,  Alice  Elizabeth,  199. 

Lincoln,  Ira  Wood,  174. 

William,  43. 

Walter  Miller,  138,  199. 

Loie  Lovicia,  102,  174. 

William  Alexander,  86. 

Walter  Vaughan,  199. 

Link,  Elizabeth,  120. 

Lukin,    Margaret  Nessmith, 

McGuire,    Rose    Lillie,  102, 

George,  120. 

159- 

175- 

Johann  Conrad,  120. 

Lykens,  Esther,  21,  43. 

Thomas,  175. 

Lippincott,  Charles,  107. 

Jonathan,  43. 

McKinney,  Maria,  158. 

Emily  Tacy,  116. 

Lytle,  Maria,  161. 

McKinstry,  Charles  H.,  75. 

George  Middlefield,  116. 

Ellen  M.,  48. 

Little,  Susannah,  149. 

McAvoy,  Mary,  133. 

Thomas,  48. 

Livezey,  Ann  B.,  61. 

McCarter,  Joseph,  222. 

McKnight,  James,  64. 

Anthony,  Junr,  61. 

McCarthy,  Rosetta,  165. 

Margaret,  64. 

Anthony,  Senr,  61. 

McCarty,  Eleanor  Andrews, 

McLean,  Archibald,  217. 

Esther,  61. 

83. 

Esther,  217. 

Jane,  61. 

McClellan,  Frances,  98. 

Sarah,  202. 

Jonathan,  220. 

McClenachan,  William  (Rev- 

McMahan, Margaret,  202. 

Martha,  61. 

erend),  214. 

McMichael,  Morton,  95. 

Rachel,  220. 

McCormick,  Ann  Elizabeth, 

McMullin,  John,  55. 

Rachel  (Mrs.)i  220. 

58. 

Mary,  55. 

Samuel,  55,  61. 

McCurdy,  Robert  Hugh,  163. 

McNair,  Alice  E.,  66. 

Sarah,  61. 

McCutchan,  Andrew  J.,  162. 

Anthony  Adolphus,  66. 

Thomas  B.,  61. 

Arad,  162. 

Charles  C„  77,  145. 

Lloyd,  Charles,  110. 

Arphaxan,  162. 

Charles  Edwin,  145. 

Elizabeth,  57,  110. 

Charlotte  D.,  162. 

Charles  J.,  145. 

Long,  Andrew  (Captain),  40, 

Franklin  P.,  162. 

Christiana,  58,  115. 

41- 

George  A.,  162. 

Clara,  66. 

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INDEX  OF  NAMES 


McNair,   Frederick  Valletta 

Major,  Louisa  Vaughan,  164. 

Margerum,  Benjamin,  52,  98. 

(Rear-Admiral),  66, 

Nicholas  Overfield,  164. 

Bernard,  98. 

127,  128,  129. 

Sarah  Keturah,  164. 

George  98. 

Frederick  Vallette,  Junr, 

William  Sebastian,  164. 

Hannah,  98. 

129. 

William  Sherlock,  164. 

John,  98. 

Henry,  66. 

Mallory,  Augustus,  185. 

Joseph,  77. 

James  Horner,  115. 

Augustus  Maurice,  185. 

Martha  Jane,  98. 

John    (Honorable),  40, 

Cassius  Chester,  185. 

Richard,  98. 

65. 

Edna  Frances,  185. 

Markley,  Josiah,  71. 

John  Watson,  66. 

Harry  Yerkes,  185. 

Julia,  71. 

Mary  L.,  145. 

Margaret,  185. 

Marlatt,  Jacob,  182. 

Robert  Steele,  66. 

William  Lester,  185. 

Martha,  iii,  182. 

Samuel,  65,  145. 

William  Luther,  113,  185. 

Marlin,  Josephine  E.,  178. 

Stephen  Yerkes,  66. 

Mallows,  Henry,  230. 

Lizzie,  70. 

Warren  Leinau,  129. 

Malone,  Alice  Gertrude,  163. 

Marple,  Elizabeth,  24,  56,  108. 

McRobert,    Lyman  Edwin, 

Clara  Rosette,  163. 

Joseph,  108. 

203. 

David  Rollin,  92,  163. 

Nathan,  24. 

Nellie,  151,  203. 

Emma  Dora,  163. 

Marpoe,  Mary  Elizabeth,  76. 

McShane,  Sarah,  35. 

John,  163. 

Marsh,  Esther  P.,  151. 

McVaugh     or  McVeaugh, 

Louis  Agassiz,  163. 

Levi,  112. 

Alice,  II,  14. 

Mary  Elizabeth,  163. 

Mary,  112. 

Benjamin  (Colonel),  15, 

Philip  Melancthon,  163. 

Marshall,    Harman  Yerkes, 

221. 

Mann,  Aaron,  59. 

32. 

Edmond,  14,  15. 

Anna  Rebecca,  77. 

Matthew,  32. 

Edward,  65. 

Charles  Stockton,  59. 

Martin,    Charlotte  Osborne, 

Jeremiah,  15. 

Eliza  Ann,  125. 

163. 

John,  14,  15. 

Elizabeth,  32,  58,  59. 

Eli,  91,  161. 

Sarah,  15. 

Ellen,  125. 

Eliza,  91. 

Maag,  Mary,  62,  77,  115,  121, 

Emma  B.,  59. 

F.  Augusta,  161. 

142. 

Fletcher,  125. 

Harriet  Agnes,  92,  162. 

Macauley,    Alice  Elizabeth, 

George,  125. 

James  R.,  162. 

191. 

George  Yerkes,  59. 

John  C,  178. 

Mackenzie,  John  (Dr.),  152. 

Howard,  59. 

John  Yerkes,  161. 

Marian,  152. 

Isaac,  77. 

Oliver  W.,  162. 

Mackey,    Albert  Constable, 

Joel  K.,  36. 

Richard,  105,  220. 

112. 

Josiah  Stockton,  32,  59. 

Samuel  S.,  161. 

Andrew  Jarrett,  141. 

Lydia  Louisa,  125. 

Titus  S.,  161. 

David,  141. 

Margaret,  59. 

Martindale,  Jacob,  51. 

David  C,  141. 

Margaret  Ann,  125. 

John,  51. 

Harvey  H.,  141. 

Margaret  Matilda,  59. 

Jonathan,  51. 

Henry  Howard,  112. 

Mary,  65. 

Joseph  C.  (Dr.),  34. 

James  A.,  112. 

Mary  Matilda,  59. 

Mary  Ann,  51. 

John  Yerkes,  112. 

Mary  Y.,  59. 

Rachel,  51. 

Rachel  Elizabeth,  112. 

Matthias  T.,  125. 

Mather,  Bartholomew,  220. 

Robert,  74,  141. 

Minnie  Jane,  125. 

Emeline,  58,  115. 

Samuel  Streper,  112. 

Samuel,  58. 

John,  115. 

Susan  J.,  141. 

Samuel  Keith,  59. 

Richard,  212. 

Madden,  Nancy,  45. 

Sidney,  125. 

Thomas,  220. 

Major,  George  Hiram,  164. 

Thomas",  64,  125. 

Matlack,  Timothy  (Colonel), 

Gertrude  Helen,  164. 

Thomas',  125. 

37- 

Hiram  Goodman,  164. 

William  S.,  59. 

Matthews,  Hannah  Ann,  90, 

Ina  Viola,  164. 

Margerum,  Amanda,  98. 

158. 

244 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Matthews,  Hettie,  70. 

Montagne  or  Montanye,  Ben- 

Morrison, Hannah,  75. 

Isaac,  158. 

jamin,  72. 

Hannah  Rebecca,  74. 

Martin  L.,  103. 

Edward  Yerkes,  70. 

John,  41,  63,  74,  75- 

Maulsby,  Hannah,  177. 

Harman  Yerkes,  40,  70. 

Johnson,  74. 

Mayberry,  Elizabeth,  99. 

Jan  or  Jean,  de  la  (Hon- 

Jonathan J.,  75. 

Mearns,  Hugh,  116. 

orable),  71. 

Joseph,  74. 

Hugh  Bogart,  116. 

Jan  or  Jean  de  la,  Juni", 

Martha,  75. 

Robert,  116. 

72. 

Mary,  75. 

Meels,  Hans  Heinrich,  3. 

Margaret  L.,  70. 

Mary  Ellen,  74. 

Mein,  Anna,  185. 

Mary  Yerkes,  70. 

Matilda,  75. 

Mellon,  Volley  Emeline,  163. 

Samuel  E.,  41,  70. 

Rebecca  Ann,  75. 

Memminger,  Thomas  (Rev- 

Thomas, 72. 

Ruth  Ann,  74. 

erend),  28. 

Thomas  B.  (Reverend), 

Sarah,  34,  63,  75,  124. 

Mendenhall,  Margaret,  113. 

70,  71,  72. 

William  H.,  163. 

Meredith,  Howard  M.,  142. 

Vincent,  72. 

Morse,  Margaret,  164. 

Margaret,  69,  133. 

Montgomery,  Joseph,  38. 

Samuel    Finley  Breese 

Martha  L.,  in. 

Moore,  Ann  (Mrs.),  211,  215. 

(Dr.),  216. 

Rebecca  Johnson  (Mrs.), 

Annie  Lewis,  143. 

Mossman,  William  A.,  162. 

142. 

Catharine,  177. 

Mulhollen,  Mary,  115, 

Simon,  133. 

Elizabeth,  215. 

Murdock,  Ann,  65. 

Merkle,  Elizabeth  Ann,  199. 

Ella,  143. 

Murray,  John,  87. 

Merrill,  Susan  Barnett,  149. 

George  W.,  77,  I43- 

Myres,  Adaline,  113,  184. 

Metzinger,  Francisca,  188. 

Harry,  155. 

James,  184. 

Michener,  Ann  (Mrs.),  87. 

James  Jordan,  118,  143. 

Arthur  Watts,  87. 

James  Newton,  143. 

Neeman,  Amanda,  59. 

Charles,  87. 

Jane,  59,  118. 

Neff,  Jacob,  98. 

Elizabeth  Yerkes,  87. 

John  Higdon,  163. 

Mary  Ann,  52,  98. 

Lea,  106. 

J.  Omar  (Dr.),  163. 

Neill,  Margaret,  185. 

Thomas,  87. 

Mary  Adelaide,  120. 

Nelms,  Emma  Chadwick,  109. 

Thomas,  Junr,  24. 

Nicholas,  4,  5. 

Henry  Lawrence,  109. 

William,  48,  87. 

Robert  Frank,  163. 

Nelson,  Jerome,  94. 

Miers,  Keturah,  95. 

Walter,  9,  10,  15,  215. 

Nesmith,  John,  48,  49. 

Mifflin,  Thomas  (Governor), 

Moorhead,  Harriet  Ann,  117. 

Neville,  Elizabeth,  42. 

37- 

Morehouse,  Lyman,  85. 

Nevins,  Sarah,  83,  149. 

Miles,  Samuel  (Colonel),  40. 

Miriam,  45,  84. 

Newburn,  Aquilla,  222. 

Samuel,  211. 

Morgan,  Eli,  22,  23. 

Nippes,  Clara,  122,  196. 

Miller,  Daniel  G.,  107. 

Emma,  23. 

Samuel,  196. 

Emma  R.,  122. 

Evan  (Reverend),  227. 

Noble,  Fannie  A.,  159. 

Josephine,  107. 

Mary,  23. 

Irene,  160. 

Mary,  140. 

Rachel,  51. 

James  Henry,  182. 

Sarah,  80. 

Thomas,  23. 

Joseph,  17. 

Mitchell,  Margaret  Hannah, 

Morris,  Anthony,  230. 

Mary  Olive,  in,  182. 

91,  159- 

Morris,  61. 

Sexton,  160. 

Sarah,  182. 

Susan  B.,  61. 

North,  Mary  A.,  100,  173. 

Stephen,  159. 

Morrison,  Amos  Addis,  74. 

Norton,  Thomas,  22. 

Mitchener,  Benjamin,  112. 

Andrew  Jackson,  75. 

Nutt,  Samuel,  Senr  228,  229. 

Elizabeth,  57,  in. 

Benjamin,  75. 

Samuel,  Jun"",  229. 

Monroe,  Elizabeth,  64. 

Charles  B.,  74. 

Stephen,  65. 

David,  75. 

Oberholtzer,  Levi,  132. 

Montagne  or  Montanye,  Amy 

Eliza,  75,  118,  124. 

Odell,  Mary,  45. 

Hart,  41,  71. 

Eliza  Ann,  74. 

Oechsle,  Joseph,  188. 

Amy  Yerkes,  70. 

Esther,  75. 

Theresa  May,  117,  188. 

24s 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Oldfield,  Elizabeth,  95,  165. 

Peter,  165. 
Oliphant,  William,  29. 
Opdyke,  Mabel,  161. 
Otto,  Peter,  100. 
Owen,  Abraham,  132. 

Amanda  Bonsall,  69,  132. 

Charles  C,  93. 

Owen,  215. 

Paine,  Richard,  12. 
Palmer,  Charles  Henry,  102. 

Edwin,  102. 

Edwin  Roy,  102. 

Hannah,  68. 

James  B.,  83. 

Katherine,  83. 

Maud  Alice,  102. 

William  Henry,  102. 
Passmore,  Elizabeth,  90,  91. 
Pastorius,  Abraham,  218. 

Francis  Daniel,  2,  76,  218, 
227. 

Hannah,  76. 

Mary,  no. 
Patrick,  John,  232. 
Patterson,  Joseph,  120,  221. 

Margaret,  61,  120. 

Moles,  29. 
Paul,  Henry,  218. 

Jacob,  33. 

John,  33. 

Joseph,  25,  211,  218. 

Margaret,  11,  25,  211,  218. 
Peabody,  Nelson,  64. 
Pead,  Charles,  176. 
Peart,  Mary,  43. 

Mary  Ann,  178. 
Penn,  William,  2,  206,  230. 
Pennock,  Charles  John,  180. 

Christopher,  180. 

Frederick  Moses,  180. 

Samuel,  no,  180. 

Theodore,  180. 
Penrose,  Bartholomew  (Cap- 
tain), 210,  211,  212. 

Bartholomew,  Jun^,  212. 

Boies  (Honorable),  212. 

Dorothy,  210,  212. 

Kate,  169. 

Mary,  212. 

Sarah,  210,  212. 


Penrose,  Thomas,  210,  212. 
Perkins,  Thomas  Jay,  150. 
Perot,  James  P.,  191. 
Perry,  Blanch  Vera,  175. 

Clarence  Ray,  175. 

Edith  Lyle,  175. 

Ella  Bessie,  175. 

Emma  J.,  103,  176. 

Fred  Oscar,  175. 

Jerome  Bert,  103,  175. 

Leo  Irwin,  175. 

Lottie,  141. 

Oscar  F.,  175. 

Seth  B.,  176. 

Thomas,  4. 
Peterman,  Ann  Colley,  108. 
Phair,  Jane  P.,  146. 
Phelps,  Coryden,  64. 
Philips,  Franklin,  94. 
Phillips,  Eleanor  M.,  180. 

Robert  K.,  104. 
Picker,  Sarah  R.,  144. 
Pidgon,  Joseph,  208. 
Pierce,  Elizabeth,  57,  113. 

Hannah  Mendenhall,  57, 
113- 

Worrell,  113. 
Pierpont,  Edwards  (Honor- 
able), 66. 
Pikes,  Jan,  72. 

Peternella,  72. 
Pinkerton,  Thomas,  79. 
Pitt,  Mary  Louise,  159. 
Plumb,  Fayette  R.,  156. 
Poole,  Nathaniel,  211,  212. 
Pope,  Mary,  169. 
Porter,   Andrew  (General), 
29. 

Ann  Elizabeth,  204. 

Cora  Justin,  163. 

David  Rittenhouse  (Gov- 
ernor), 29. 

George  Bryan  (Gov- 
ernor), 29. 

Horace  (General),  29. 

James  Madison  (Honor- 
able), 29. 

John  Biddle  (Colonel), 
29. 

Mary,  85. 

William  A.  (Honorable), 
29. 

246 


Post,  Susan,  102. 
Potts,  John,  229. 

Joshua  (Reverend),  20. 

William,  98. 
Powell,    Augustus  Norton, 
173- 

Olive  Elizabeth,  102,  173. 
Power,  Alexander,  29. 
Powers,  Margaret,  95,  165. 
Pownall,    Rebecca  Kitchen, 
170. 

Preston,  Mary,  219. 

Matilda,  180. 
Prevo,  Hester  Emeline,  in, 
181. 

Marius,  181. 
Price,  Charles  Milton,  182. 

David,  210. 

Mary  Ella,  154. 
Pritchard,  Clara  Bell,  102. 

James,  102. 
Probasco,  Sarah,  218. 
Propert,  Benjamin,  77. 

George,  87. 

Jacob,  88. 

Josiah  Kerper,  88. 
Pruden,  Sarah,  125. 
Puff,  Ann  (Mrs.),  89. 

Harrison  B.,  89. 

Jacob,  89. 
Purdy,  Laura,  203. 

Mary,  23,  45. 

Robert,  45. 

William  (Captain),  68. 
Pyewell,  William,  231. 
Pyott,  Deborah,  114. 
Pyle,  ,  141. 

Quail,  Flora,  62. 
Quay,  Etta  M.,  114. 
Quigley,  Iva  P.,  158. 

Raab,  Maria,  77,  144. 

Mary,  124. 

Morris  P.,  144. 
Rabb,  Hannah,  77. 
Radcliffe,    Anna   Mary,  65, 
127. 

John  Randolph,  127. 
Raguet,  Condy,  38. 
Rahrer,  Eliza,  103. 
Ralston,  Mary,  42. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Randall,  Sarah,  123. 
Rankin,  Ann  Elizabeth,  181. 
Ransom,  Ann,  98. 
Rapp,  Jacob,  72. 

Jane,  75. 

Maria,  41,  65,  72. 
Rawle,  Francis,  230. 

William  Brooke  (Colo- 
nel), 29. 
Reading,  Elsie,  21. 

John  (Colonel),  21. 

John  (Honorable),  21. 
Reed,  Charles  Shimer,  134. 

Samuel  John,  141. 

William  B.,  95. 
Rees,  Edward,  229,  232. 

Edward,  Jr.,  232. 

Joseph,  232. 

Mary,  232. 

Peter,  232. 

Rebecca,  232. 

Ruth,  232. 

Thomas,  232. 
Reiff,  Charles  Pastorius,  no. 

John,  no. 

John  Pastorius,  no. 

Mary,  no. 

Sarah  Yerkes,  no. 
Reiner,  David,  107. 

Emeline  Hendricks,  107. 
Remsen,  Harriet,  52,  100. 

William  H.,  100. 
Rennard,  Jesse,  100. 

Joseph,  100. 
Renshaw,  Anna  Maria,  131. 
Reynolds,  Israel,  44. 
Rheinhart,  Anna,  164. 
Rhoads,  Gilbert  Norman,  142. 

Gilbert  Theobald,  142. 

Samuel  Gilbert,  142. 
Rice,  Frances  A.,  151. 
Rich,  Ann  R.,  99. 

Charles  W.,  52,  99. 

John  D.,  99. 

Sarah  E.,  99. 

William,  99. 
Richards,  Sarah,  31,  54. 
Richardson,  Mary,  211. 

Miranda,  175. 
Ridge,  Charles  B.,  97. 

Krewson  Yerkes,  97. 

Miriam,  97. 


Ridge,  Sallie  E.,  154. 

Sylvester,  97. 
Riley,  Anna,  122,  196. 

William,  196. 
Ritchie,  John  W.,  170. 
Rivers,  Mary,  211,  215. 
Roads,  Amanda,  76. 
Robeno,  Sarah  Ann,  197. 
Roberts,  Ellen,  113. 

Hannah,  50. 

Isaac,  46. 

Julia,  59- 

Oliver,  102. 

Phineas,  50. 

Sarah  Olivia,  53,  lOl. 
Robertson,  Helen,  93. 
Robeson,  Andrew,  217. 

Eleanor,  211,  217. 
Robinson,  Alfred,  52,  99. 

Benjamin,  63. 

Emma  Evans,  99. 

Frank,  63. 

Hetty,  99. 

Irene,  99. 

John,  99. 

Joseph,  63. 

Kate  Cecelia,  99. 

Margaret,  63. 

Mary,  166. 

Oliver  Brownell,  99. 

Robert,  99. 

Samuel,  63,  208. 

Samuel  P.,  34,  63. 
Roby,  Barton  S.,  99. 
Rockwell,  Charles  L.,  161. 

James  M.,  161. 

Julia  May,  161. 
Rodes,   Amelia  Owsley,  68, 
131. 

Rodgers,    Kate    Miles,  109, 
179- 

Lilian  M.,  116. 

Matthew,  116. 

Robert,  179. 

William,  116. 
Roe,  Adelia  H.,  62,  122. 

Alexander  L.,  122. 
Rogers,  Elizabeth  P.,  46. 

George,  45. 

James,  23,  45. 

John,  45. 

Levi  Watson,  45. 

247 


Rogers,  Rebecca,  46,  83. 

Stephen,  83. 

Stephen  Yerkes,  45. 

Samuel,  45. 

William,  45. 
Rohrman,  Mabel,  144. 
Rolanson,  Samuel,  176. 
Rondinella,  Edith,  195. 

Lino  Francesco,  195. 

Pasqualle,  195. 
Roney,  Mary,  45. 
Rorer,  Henry,  222. 
Rosfow,  Marie,  174. 
Ross,    yEneas  (Reverend), 
211. 

Alfred,  105. 

Emma  Blanch,  105. 

George  (Reverend),  211. 

George  (Honorable),  211. 

William  H.,  105. 
Rubert,  Warren  Currier,  loi. 
Rubinkam,  Elizabeth  McNair, 
75.  142. 

Nathaniel  Irwin,  142. 
Rue,  Elizabeth,  12. 

James,  12. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  12. 
Rumsey,  Dr.,  115. 

Mrs.  Emeline  Mather,  58, 
lis- 

Runnels,  Edith,  159. 
Rush,  Benjamin  (Dr.),  216, 
231. 

Jacob  (Judge),  231. 

John,  216,  231. 
Rust,  Jerry  Ellet,  139. 
Rutherton,  Elizabeth,  23,  46. 

John,  46. 
Rutter,  Anne,  228,  229. 

Catharine,  231. 

Hester,  229,  232. 

John,  229,  231. 

Joseph,  228,  229. 

Martha,  229. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  229,  231. 

Mary  (d.  Thomas'),  228, 
229,  232. 

Mary  (d.  Thomas"),  231. 

Rebecca,  216,  228,  229. 

Rebecca    (d.  Thomas'), 
231. 

Sarah  (Mrs.),  229,  231. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Rutter,  Sarah,  231. 

Thomas\  225,  226,  227, 
229. 

Thomas^  228,  231. 
Thomas^  (s.  John),  231, 
232. 

Thomas'    (s.  Thomas), 
231. 

Thomas*  (s.  Joseph,  229. 
Ryno,  Charles  E.,  86. 

Sackett,  Jacob,  71. 

Sarah,  71. 
Sager,  Rebecca,  42. 
Salsich,  H.  E.,  94. 
Salter,  Heliacal  A.,  181. 

Philena  M.,  181. 
Sanderson,  Robert,  215. 
Saunders,  Elizabeth  S.,  100, 
173- 

Saurman,  Ann,  35. 

Jacob,  35. 

Jonathan,  35. 

Josiah,  35. 

Mary,  35. 

Peter,  17,  34,  35. 

Rebecca,  35. 

Yerkes,  35. 
Savage,  Anna,  229. 

John,  229. 

Joseph,  229. 

Martha,  229. 

Mary,  229. 

Ruth,  229,  232. 

Samuel,  228,  229. 

Thomas,  228,  229. 
Sawtelle,  Neely,  103. 

Sarah  Emeline,  53,  103. 
Sawyer,  Eunice,  85. 
Saybold,  Elizabeth,  106. 
Sayre,  Elizabeth,  45. 

Henry  A.,  103. 

Jane,  45. 
Scarlett,  Mary  M.,  180. 
Schagel,  Mary  Ann,  176. 
Scheetz,  John  C,  iii. 

Sarah,  110. 
Schenck,    Jennie  Elizabeth, 
125. 

Peter,  125. 
Schmauss,  Mary  Rosalie,  no. 
Schnorf,  Cynthia,  182. 


Schuler,   ,  22. 

Schultz,  Mary,  144. 
Schumaker,  Peter,  Junf,  3. 
Scott,  Anna,  199. 

George,  32. 

Hazel,  123. 

Margaret,  15,  32. 

Rachel,  62,  123. 
Sebring,  Catharine,  151. 
Seiner,  Leighton  Banks,  137. 
Sentman,  Mary,  118. 
Serrill,  Sarah  B.,  114. 
Severns,  Mary  (Mrs.),  36. 
Shaeffer,  Elizabeth,  147. 

William,  147. 
Shaffer,  Ella,  in. 

Isabella,  116. 
Shallcross,  Harry  Quicksall, 
177- 

William,  107,  177. 
Shannon,  Samuel,  no. 

Sarah,  57,  no. 
Sharman,  Susanna,  161. 
Sharp,  M.  Louise,  180. 
Sharpe,  Joseph  F.,  92. 
Sharswood,  George,  16. 
Shaver,  Rulpha,  202. 
Shaw,  Perley  C,  46. 

Rachel,  23. 
Sheard,  John,  54. 

Margaret,  54. 
Shearer,  Margaret,  132. 

Mary,  147. 
Sheets,  Emily  W.,  42. 
Shell,  Alice  Cecelia,  147. 

Catharine  Maria,  147. 

Cornelius,  78,  147. 

Fannie  K.,  147. 

John  Jacob,  147. 

Mary  Elizabeth,  147. 

Sarah  Pauline,  147. 
Shelmire,  George,  22,  35,  42. 

Jacob,  117. 

Maria,  40. 

Mary,  42. 

Rachel,  59,  117. 
Shepp,  David,  42. 
Sheppard,  Charles,  55. 
Sherer,  Rachel,  112. 
Sherwood,  Albert  S.,  93. 

Ira,  49. 

Mary  Burr,  49,  93. 
248 


Sherwood,  Polly  B.  (Mrs.), 
93- 

Shields,  Thomas,  48. 
Shippen,  William  (Dr.),  212. 
Shoemaker,  Abraham,  208. 

Ann  (Mrs.),  119. 

Ann  S.,  57,  III. 

Benjamin,  220. 

Bessie,  120. 

C.  Harry,  120. 

Charles  M.,  119. 

Daniel,  105,  106. 

David,  107. 

Elisha,  69. 

George  Y.,  120. 

Hannah,  56. 

Hannah  Ann,  120. 

Isaac,  212. 

Margaret,  107. 

Mary,  56,  106,  120. 

Mary  E.,  69. 

Mary  Yerkes,  106. 

Phebe  W.,  106. 

Robert,  220. 

Silas,  54,  105,  106. 

Susan  Yerkes,  106. 

Thomas,  106,  119. 

Samuel  Parry,  61,  119. 
Shubert,  Sarah,  68. 
Shuman,  Anna  Yerkes,  169. 

Charles  Frederick,  169. 

Christian  W.,  97. 

Eugene  S.,  169. 

George  McDowell,  169. 

Jacob,  169. 

John  Yerkes,  169. 

Margaret  (Mrs.),  169. 
Sibbald,  John,  219. 
Sidwell,    Andrew  Franklin, 
141. 

Anna  Ruth,  141. 
Arthur  Austin,  141. 
Bertha,  141. 

Charles  Whiteman,  141. 
Clara  Letitia,  141. 
Ella  Dora,  141. 
Joseph  Richard,  141. 
Mary  Eva,  141. 
Owen  G.,  141. 
Richard,  140. 
William,  74,  140. 
Silliman,  Edward,  66. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Simcock,  John,  ii. 

Spies,  Ann,  31,  57. 

Stockdale,  Jacob,  28. 

Simmons,  Caroline  M.,  i86. 

Spohn,  Margaret  P.,  158. 

John,  28. 

Georgia  B.,  151. 

Spotts,  Catharine,  87. 

Stone,  Mary,  78. 

Lawrence  W.,  151. 

Sprague,  Eliphalet,  160. 

Newal  A.,  78. 

Margaret,  113. 

Helen,  160. 

Stonestreet,  Elizabeth  Mason, 

Mary,  151. 

Homer,  160. 

68. 

Simons,  Richard,  33. 

Jerome,  91,  160. 

Storer,  Lizzie  M.,  156. 

Sisom,  Thomas,  208. 

Josephine,  160. 

Stout,  George,  104. 

Skeen,  Benjamin,  78. 

Marshall,  160. 

Stoutenburg,  Margaret,  49. 

Finney,  78. 

Mary  A.,  160. 

Street,  Daniel,  208. 

Jacob  Buzart,  78. 

Springsted,  Mary  Jane,  79. 

Streper,  Abraham,  50. 

Skidmore,  Mary  A.,  189. 

Peter,  44,  79. 

Deborah,  31,  57. 

Skinner,  Huldah  Lord,  49,  91. 

Theodore,  79. 

Leonard,  SO,  57. 

Volney,  90. 

Stacker,  Amanda  E.,  146. 

Margaret,  S7- 

Slack,  John,  155. 

Stackhouse,  Ann  J.,  88. 

Mary,  25,  49. 

Mary  (Mrs.),  155- 

Sarah,  100. 

William,  50,  57. 

Rebecca,  88,  155. 

Stacy,  Ann,  215. 

Stroud,  Edward,  19. 

Sleght,  Adelia  M.,  64. 

John,  211,  215. 

Mary,  11,  19. 

Smart,  Florence  N.,  121,  195. 

Robert,  215. 

Stroup,  Ann  Eliza,  186. 

Smedley,  Ella  Henry,  113. 

Stallings,  Oscar,  182. 

Stucker,  Susanna,  78. 

Smith,  Carleton  Lefferts,  198. 

Stanger,  Ann  Marshall,  165. 

Stuckert,  Louisa,  134. 

Cervantez,  177. 

Staples  or  Stapler,  Rebecca, 

Sarah  C,  123. 

Charles,  146. 

228. 

Stump,  Elizabeth,  31,  57,  58. 

Charles  Hagar,  138,  198. 

Starkey,  Achsah,  100. 

Stuyvesant,    Peter  (Gover- 

Dorrance Yerkes,  198. 

Ann  J.,  100. 

nor),  71,  72. 

Edna  Meserole,  198. 

Caroline,  100. 

Supplee,  Abner,  102. 

Edna  Vaughan,  198. 

Daniel,  52,  99. 

Andreas,  102. 

Elizabeth,  78,  146. 

Daniel,  Juni",  100. 

Charles  Yerkes,  102. 

Henry,  198. 

Elizabeth,  99. 

Elizabeth,  102. 

Jane,  68,  130. 

John  F.,  100. 

George  Murray,  103. 

Mahala,  175. 

Mary,  100. 

Hannah  Maria,  103. 

Mary  P.,  178. 

Mary,  J.,  ico 

Hughes,  53,  102. 

Samuel  (General),  71. 

Thomas,  100. 

Leonard  Fletcher,  103. 

Samuel,  23. 

Samuel  C,  100. 

Peter,  s?- 

Wilhelmine  Elizabeth, 

William  H.,  99. 

Sutton,  Elizabeth,  117. 

139- 

Stearns,    Clement  Horatio, 

Swartout,  Jane,  45. 

Snyder,  Catharine,  147. 

182. 

Swift,  Elizabeth,  217. 

Christian,  62,  123. 

Steele,  Emma  E.,  105 

John,  213. 

Ellen  Jane,  63,  123. 

Steelman,  Susanna,  218. 

Eugene,  144. 

Steif,  H.  M.,  104. 

Taggert,  Joseph,  178. 

Maria,  102. 

Steinman,  Miss,  221,  223. 

Taylor,  Ann,  229. 

Mary  C,  123. 

Stephens,  Harry,  147. 

Eaton,  199. 

Maude,  144. 

Moore,  40. 

Edward,  138. 

Sarah  C,  123. 

Stevens,  Amanda,  105. 

Isaac,  229. 

Simon,  123. 

Stewart,  Anne,  216,  221. 

Peter,  230. 

Somers,  Julia  Marie,  125. 

Henry  M.,  71. 

Rebecca,  181. 

Ralph,  125. 

Stiggins,   Ida   Madora,  102, 

Sarah  E.,  73,  138. 

South,  George  W.,  95,  167. 

174- 

Virginia,  140,  199. 

Sowle,  Enos,  186. 

John  Henry,  174. 

Teaf,   ,  232. 

Rosa  A.  P,  IIS,  186. 

Stirr,   Catharina  Elizabetha, 

Teed,   ,  94. 

Spangenburg,  Joseph,  14,  16. 

120. 

Teeples,  Millie  A.,  152. 

Sperry,  Sarah,  137. 

Stockdale,  Elizabeth,  143. 

Tegeler,  Christopher  T.,  159. 

32 

249 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Tegeler,  Hattie  E.,  159. 

Townsend,  Emma  Jane,  77, 

Van  Buskirk,  Elias,  41. 

Tennant,  Joseph,  159. 

144. 

Jacob,  41. 

Katharine,  91,  159. 

John,  144. 

Jesse,  41. 

William  (Reverend),  32, 

Thomas,  220. 

Joseph,  41. 

216. 

Toy,  Sarah,  170. 

Margaret,  41. 

Terry,  Rachel,  70. 

Treat,  Rebecca  (Mrs.),  216. 

Silas  Yerkes,  41. 

Thomas,  Ann,  217,  220. 

Richard  (Reverend),  216, 

Vandevering,  John,  220. 

David,  220. 

221,  230. 

Vanhorn,  Catharine,  62. 

Elizabeth,  220. 

Trimmer,  Charles,  146. 

Van  Horne,  William,  (Rev- 

Elizabeth (Mrs.),  14,  30. 

Elizabeth    Beckwell,  77, 

erend),  23. 

Evan,  220. 

145- 

Van  Kirk,  Mary,  107. 

George  (Governor),  215. 

Tripp,  Samuel,  64. 

Van  Meter,  Adaline  Lovell, 

Isaac,  119. 

Tunison,  Deborah,  126,  197. 

129. 

Jonathan,  220. 

Turner,  Robert,  139. 

Alice  Yerkes,  129. 

Martha,  216,  220. 

Twining,  Anthony  W.,  104. 

Amanda  Yerkes,  129. 

Mary,  123,  220. 

Tyson,  Amanda  (Mrs.),  67. 

Elizabeth  Stonestreet, 

Rachel  (Mrs.),  220. 

Amanda  L.  (Mrs.),  40. 

129. 

Richard,  218. 

Ann,  33. 

Isaac,  129. 

Robert,  220. 

Barnet,  33. 

John   Milton,   Jun»",  68, 

Sarah,  115. 

Charles,  33. 

129. 

Susan  Paul,  119. 

Cornelius,  78. 

John  Milton,  Sen',  129. 

Thompson,  Anna  E.,  88. 

Daniel,  33. 

John  S.,  68. 

Eleanor  Mary,  88. 

Frank,  95. 

Solomon,  68. 

Harvey  D.,  88. 

George,  33. 

Stephen  Yerkes,  68. 

Hugh,  88. 

Hannah,  33. 

Susan  Allan,  129. 

James,  88. 

Hannah  (Mrs.),  216. 

Vansant,  Charles,  126. 

James  Byron,  88. 

Howard,  95. 

Emeline,  126. 

Martha,  188. 

Joseph,  95. 

Jacob  Willard,  123. 

Thornton,  Caroline,  73. 

Levi,  33,  60. 

James,  35. 

Ella  Irene,  73. 

Lydia,  33. 

Leonard  C,  123. 

Ira,  83. 

Maria,  44,  78. 

Sarah  Ann,  145. 

Louisa,  E.,  73. 

Mary  V.,  95. 

William  Bradfield,  123. 

Mary  Louisa,  73. 

Richard,  95. 

Van  Tine,  Alfred  C,  189,  190. 

Robert,  73. 

Robinson,  33. 

Julia,  119,  190. 

Sarah,  45,  83. 

William,  95. 

Mary,  119,  189.  • 

Stephen  Yerkes,  73. 

William  H.,  95. 

Van  Zant,  Harriet,  120. 

Theodore,  41,  73. 

Vaughan,    William  (Rever- 

Theodore Robert,  73. 

Underwood,  W.  Orrison,  120. 

end),  20. 

Theodore  W.,  73. 

Utley,  Charles  P.,  84. 

Vogt,  Christian,  165. 

William  E.  T.,  73. 

Ephraim,  84. 

Sophia  Louisa,  165. 

Thorp,  F.  0.,  94. 

Ephraim  H.,  45,  84. 

Von  Neida,  George,  179. 

Thurber,  H.  K.,  177. 

George,  84. 

Lizzie  Carlin,  109,  179. 

Tinker,  Belinda,  115. 

Janet,  84. 

Voorhees,  Carl  Sebring,  152. 

Tod,  Cora  Linn,  146. 

Sarah,  84. 

Edwin  Meredith,  133. 

William,  146. 

Margaret  Alden,  133. 

Todd,  ,  29. 

Valentine,  Rebecca,  41,  70. 

Martin,  133. 

Tomlinson,  Ann  Eliza,  77. 

Van  Arsdalen,   Anna  Eliza 

Peter,  151. 

Tompkins,  Elizabeth,  30. 

(Mrs.),  141. 

Sebring,  83,  151. 

Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  11,  19. 

Cornelia,  137. 

John,  19. 

Elizabeth,  76,  201. 

Wagstaff,  Thomas,  218. 

Joseph  Yerkes,  30. 

Mary  Alice,  75,  141. 

Wakefield,  Hester,  126. 

Mary,  74. 

John,  141. 

Wakeman,  Salome,  150. 

250 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Walker,  Albert  Tobias,  158. 

Hannah  Ann,  88,  156. 

Herbert,  89. 

Lloyd,  88. 

Oceana  A.,  146 

Quint,  89. 

Samuel,  89. 

Samuel  Carey,  156. 

Samuel  Charles,  Junf,  89. 

Sarah  Jane,  181. 
Wall,  Richard,  206. 
Walter,  Elizabeth,  no,  181. 

James,  181. 
Walters,  Jacob,  164. 
Walton,  Charles,  87. 

Edward  B.,  154. 

F.  Theodore,  87. 

Hannah  B.,  154. 

Lydia  (Mrs.),  94. 

Mary  Anna,  116,  186. 

Nathaniel,  16. 

Phebe,  105. 

Salem,  186. 

Susanna  (Mrs.),  47. 
Ward,  Henry,  91. 

Julia  M.,  91. 

Lucien,  91. 
Warfield,  Clementine,  174. 
Warren,  Clara,  66,  129. 

James  William,  129. 
Warwick,  William,  64. 
Wasman,  Anne,  105. 
Watkins,  Maria,  53. 
Watson,  Alice,  19,  33,  39. 

Ashbel  Welch,  117,  188. 

Benjamin,  33. 

Carl  Buckman,  188. 

David  Lee,  188. 

Esther  Mearns,  188. 

Harold  Lee,  188. 

James,  156. 

John,  15,  33,  39. 

Joseph,  23. 

Levi,  23. 

Mark,  23. 

Martha,  112. 

Miranda,  89,  156. 

Samuel  Buckman,  188. 

Sarah,  23. 
Watts,  Ann,  47. 

Elizabeth,  7,  11. 

Gregory,  6. 


Watts,  Henry,  6. 

John  (Reverend),  6,  il, 
20,  47. 

Sarah,  6. 
Wayne,    Anthony  (Major- 

General),  212. 
Weaver,  Clement,  20. 

Elizabeth,  20,  31,  56. 

John,  56. 
Webb,  Louie,  121. 
Webster,   ,  37. 

Cora,  180. 
Welch,  Edna  May,  195. 

Fred  Louise,  195. 

Freda  Lovenia,  195. 

Frederick  W.  (Dr.),  121, 
I9S- 

Ray  Walter,  195. 

Thomas  Bromwell,  195. 
Wells,  Evelina,  83,  151. 

Louise  Rebecca,  89,  156. 

William  J.,  151. 
Welsh,  David,  147. 

Samuel,  141. 
West,  William,  230. 
Whann,  Bella,  141. 
Wheeler,  Almira  Mary,  190. 

John  James,  38. 
Whitaker,  Almira,  45,  84. 

Andrew  Robeno,  132,  197. 

Elida  Robeno,  198. 

Henry,  84. 

Samuel     Adams,  Jun"", 
198. 

Samuel    Adams,  Sen^, 
197- 

Whital,  Joseph  F.,  74. 
White,  Blanch,  158. 

Dexter,  83. 

Eleanor,  121. 

Farewell,  157. 

George  T.,  170. 

Hannah,  86. 

Israel,  86. 

Letitia,  140. 

Sarah  Ann,  125. 
Whitehead,  Richard,  218. 

William,  14. 
Whitesell,  Hattie,  161. 
Whiteside,  Rebecca,  11,  22. 
Whiting,  Charles,  73. 
Whitlock,  Sarah,  83. 

251 


Whitney,  F.  L,  152. 
Wicker,  Catharine,  94. 

James  Dyer,  94. 
Wiggins,  John,  176. 

Minnie  May,  175. 

Sarah,  103,  176. 
Wilber,  Charles  Truman,  146. 

Emery  A.,  146. 

Iva  Mae,  146. 
Wildman,  Charles,  100. 

Elwood,  100. 
Wilhelm,  Alice  Cordelia,  198. 
Wilkie,  Charles  Melville,  149. 

Lucie  May,  149. 
Wilkinson,  Albert  Hamilton, 
45- 

Anthony,  213. 

Bryan,  213. 

Charles  Melvin,  45. 

Elizabeth,  213. 

Flora  May,  175. 

George  W.,  175. 

Guy  S.,  175. 

Harman,  45. 

Hester,  213. 

James,  45. 

James  Milton,  45. 

Jennie  May,  175. 

John,  213. 

Mary,  213. 

Mary  Jane,  45. 

Maud  Rose,  175. 

Melissa,  45. 

Miles  Emory,  103,  175. 

Rebecca,  213. 

Russell  Burt,  175. 

Samuel,  213. 

William  Lewis,  45. 
Willard,  Dorothy,  21 1. 

Jane,  32. 

Mary  Jane,  155. 
Willetts,  Malinda,  100. 
Williams,  Beatrice  Irene,  118. 

Frank,  125. 

George,  179. 

Julia  K.,  118. 

Mary  A.,  105. 

Nancy,  103. 
Williamson,  Catharine  R.,  41, 
70. 

Wills,  Andrew,  109. 
Helen  Dager,  109. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Wills,  Mary  Dager,  109. 

Wood,  Morris,  61. 

Yerkes,  Albert',  172. 

Morgan  R.,  109. 

Richard  Matlack,  177. 

Albert  Everest,  119,  189. 

Willson,  John,  29. 

Thomas,  16,  35,  177. 

Albert  Henry,  174. 

Wilmerton,  Elizabeth,  14,  30. 

Woodbury,  Rebecca,  loi. 

Albert  Hobensack,  201. 

Grace  Hannah,  98. 

Woodford,  John,  129. 

Albert  J.,  62. 

Israel    Putnam  Heisler, 

John  Thornton,  130. 

Albert  Jones',  115. 

98. 

Maria  Archer,  68,  130. 

Albert  Jones',  185. 

John,  30,  211. 

Woodington,  Catharine,  99. 

Albert    Rowland',  118, 

Mary  (Mrs.),  30. 

William  C,  170. 

188. 

Mary  Viola,  98. 

Woodman,  Elias  S.,  79. 

Albert  Rowland',  189. 

Rachel  Ann,  98,  171. 

Woods,  Thomas,  4. 

Alfred,  100,  173. 

Richard   Fennimore,  98, 

Woodward,  James,  100. 

Alfred  Earle,  72,  137. 

171. 

Woolwich,  Elizabeth,  222. 

Alfred  R.,  173. 

William  Nyce,  98. 

Worrell,  Demas,  15. 

Alice*,  15. 

Wilsey,  Henry  D.,  93,  164. 

Worthington,  Benjamin,  123. 

Alice",  68. 

Mary  A,  164 

John,  230. 

Alice',  108. 

Orlo  D.,  164. 

Sarah,  133. 

Alice  Agnew,  203. 

Selena  L.,  164. 

Wright,  Ann,  119. 

Alice  E.,  85. 

Wilson,  Anna  Louisa,  200. 

Benjamin,  4. 

Alice  Maria,  103. 

Carrie  L.,  179. 

Charles,  99. 

Alice  Maud,  182. 

Charles,  52. 

Esther,  21. 

Alice  Miriam,  153. 

Charles  B.,  140,  200. 

James,  188. 

Alice  v.,  89,  153. 

Henry  H.,  73. 

Jessie  M.,  loi. 

Alice  Van  Meter,  130. 

H.  Vernon,  200. 

John,  21. 

Alice  Watson,  65,  126. 

lola  E.,  200. 

John  Webster,  32. 

Allen,  III,  182. 

Jay,  92. 

Joseph,  52,  61. 

Alloway,  58. 

John  P.,  Junr,  200. 

Martha,  34,  61. 

Almeda  B.,  141. 

John  P.,  Senr,  200. 

Mary,  28,  52. 

Almira,  44,  79. 

Laura  H.,  179. 

Maude,  117,  188. 

Alta,  189. 

Lionel  F.,  200. 

Amanda  France,  107. 

Mary  W.,  179. 

Yawger,  Philip,  64. 

Amanda  Lovell,  130. 

Rachel,  52. 

Yearsley,   Elizabeth  Rankin, 

Amanda  Wilhelmina,  87. 

Uriah,  43. 

181. 

Amelia  Jacobs,  107. 

William,  108,  178. 

Howard  Rankin,  181. 

Amelia  Lydia,  92,  161. 

Yerkes,  200. 

Isaac,  181. 

Amelia  Rodes,  131. 

Winder,  Sarah,  104. 

James  Walter,  181. 

Amos,  34,  62. 

Windham,  Birdie,  66. 

Yerkes,  Aaron,  54,  108. 

Amos  Addis',  88,  155. 

Wing,  Elizabeth,  83. 

Abraham',  31,  54. 

Amos  Addis',  122,  196. 

Emma  Rumsey,  68,  130. 

Abraham',  107. 

Amos  Russell,  189. 

Winger,  Elizabeth,  133. 

Abel  Kelsey,  119,  190. 

Amy  B.,  137. 

Winner,  Sarah,  155. 

Ada  Bell,  122. 

Amy  Davis',  90. 

Wisner,  George,  83. 

Ada  C,  127. 

Amy  Davis',  158. 

Moses,  83. 

Ada  H.,  143. 

Amy  Hart,  87. 

Wolcott,  T.  H.,  160. 

Adelaide,  gi,  160. 

Amy  Rebecca,  88. 

Wood,  Alan,  Junr,  108. 

Adeleine  B.,  137. 

Andrew  Dunlap,  149. 

Amelia  Jacobs,  177. 

Adolph  Andrews,  185. 

Andrew    J.    (Dr.),  69, 

Benjamin,  107,  177. 

Adolphus^  5,  7,  II,  12. 

133- 

Elizabeth  Keyser,  109. 

Adolphus'  (s.  Jacob),  52. 

Andrew  Jackson,  60,  119. 

George  Washington,  179. 

Adolphus'  (s.  Stephen), 

Andrew  Long°  (s.  Har- 

John  Yerkes,  177. 

72. 

man),  41,  68. 

Lottie  v.,  170. 

Agnes  M.,  201. 

Andrew  Long'  (s.  Wil- 

Mary A.,  187. 

Albert',  143. 

252 

liam),  41,  73- 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Angelina,  95. 
Ann  (d.  Elias),  41. 
Ann^  48,  87. 
Ann'  (d.  Abraham),  54. 
Ann'  (d.  Benjamin),  62. 
Ann'  (d.  Jonathan),  58. 
Ann  Cornelia,  98. 
Ann  G.,  154. 
Ann  S.,  97. 
Anna',  56. 
Anna',  149. 
Anna  Bell,  107. 
Anna  Colladay,  76. 
Anna  Harry,  108,  178. 
Anna  Laura,  163. 
Anna  Leah,  182. 
Anna  Leedom,  180. 
Anna  Margaret,  72. 
Anna  Maria',  132,  197. 
Anna  Maria^  112. 
Anna   Mary    (d.  Amos 

Addis),  155. 
Anna  Mary  (d.  Elwood 

Craven),  145. 
Anna  May',  127. 
Anna  May    (d.  George 

Swope),  172. 
Anna  May  (d.  Jonathan 

M.),  183. 
Anna  Mildred,  189. 
Anna  Rubinkam,  142. 
Anna  Scott,  199. 
Anna  Thomas,  115. 
Anna  Watson,  65. 
Annabelle,  116. 
Annetta  Louise,  158. 
Annie',  71. 
Annie',  iio. 
Annie  C,  iii. 
Annie  Laura,  140. 
Annie  Mollie,  92. 
Ansley,  165. 
Anthony^  1-7. 
Anthony*  (s.  Adolphus), 

12. 

Anthony'   (s.  Herman), 

10,  II,  13,  14. 
Anthony*,  14,  28. 
Anthony^   (s.  Davis,  31, 

54- 

Anthony'    (s.  Joseph), 
30,  53- 


Yerkes,  Anthony'  (s.  Jona- 
than), 53,  lOI. 

Archibald  Murphy,  144. 

Arianna,  91. 

Arnold  Phipps,  156. 

Arthur*,  24,  47. 

Arthur',  89. 

Arthur  Frederick,  175. 

Arthur  Marion,  174. 

Arthur  Watts',  48,  89. 

Arthur  Watts',  88,  156. 

Arthur  Watts',  158. 

Ashton,  54. 

Augustus,  70. 

Augustus  Adolphus,  100, 
173- 

Augustus  Gates',  122, 
196. 

Augustus  Gates',  196. 
Austin  Norval,  183. 
Barclay,  11 1,  182. 
Barnum,  125,  197. 
Bayard,  157. 
Bayard  Roy,  183. 
Beatrice  Hughes,  146. 
Benjamin*  (s.  John),  15, 
33- 

Benjamin'  (s.  Silas),  21, 
43- 

Benjamin',  34,  61. 
Benjamin',  62,  122. 
Benjamin'  (s.  Jonathan), 
112. 

Benjamin'    (s.  William 

Colladay),  142. 
B.  Frank,  119. 
Benjamin   Franklin'  (s. 

Jacob  Buzart),  78,  146. 
Benjamin   Franklin"  (s. 

Jones),  63,  75,  124. 
Benjamin   Franklin'  (s. 

Benjamin  Franklin), 

146. 

Benjamin   Franklin'  (s. 

Job  Roberts),  113. 
Benjamin   Franklin'  (s. 

Morris),  113. 
Benjamin  Howard,  121. 
Benjamin  Jacob,  102. 
Benjamin  Lesher,  116. 
Benjamin  Ross,  123. 
Bennie  Forrest,  183. 

253 


Yerkes,  Bessie  Shibe,  76. 
Beulah,  191. 
Beulah  William,  203. 
Blanch,  157. 
Blanch  Catharine,  197. 
Blanch  W.,  126. 
Burton,  146. 
Byron  Foster,  189. 
Carl  A.,  151. 
Carl  J.,  159. 

Caroline'  (d.  Isaac),  62. 
Carohne'      (d.  Joseph 

Ball),  65,  73- 
Caroline'     (d.  Richard 

Eckroyd),  95. 
Caroline'  (d.  Adolphus), 

100. 

Caroline'  (d.  Anthony), 
loi. 

Caroline  Dodge,  126. 
Caroline  E.,  159. 
Caroline  Elizabeth,  90. 
Carrie  E.,  58. 
Carrie  Hepburn,  145. 
Carrie  McCluskey,  187. 
Carrie  Meredith,  133. 
Carroll  Harvey,  144. 
Cassandra  T.,  28,  52. 
Caswell,  130. 
Catharine*  (d.  Harman), 
19,  37- 

Catharine*  (d.  John),  15, 
60. 

Catharine'    (d.  Amos), 
62. 

Catharine'  (d.  Anthony), 

54,  104- 
Catharine',  100. 
Catharine  Ann,  52,  99. 
Catharine  Ida,  112. 
Catharine  R.,  181. 
Catharine  Rachel,  78. 
Charles'  (s.  Daniel),  43, 

76. 

Charles'    (s.  Harman), 
71. 

Charles'    (s.  Jonathan), 
58. 

Charles'    (s.  William), 

83,  151. 
Charles',  105. 
Charles  Anthony,  105. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Charles  Ayres ,  78. 

Yerkes,    Claude  Lafayette, 

Yerkes,  Edna,  114. 

Charles  Ayres',  154. 

121. 

Edward*,  19. 

Charles  B.,  122. 

Claudius  bhade,  120. 

Edward  (Major),  39. 

Charles  Blaker,  no. 

Clement  Charles,  149. 

Edward ,  41. 

Charles  Boucher,  122. 

Clermont,  125. 

Edward"     (s.  Andrew 

Charles  Canby,  54. 

Cliriord,  201. 

Long),  74,  140. 

Charles  Carroll,  126. 

Clifford  Hallowell,  180. 

Edward'    (s.  Harman), 

Charles  E.,  153. 

Clinton  Jarrett,  140,  199. 

71- 

Charles  Edward,  195. 

Constantine,  91. 

Edward"   (s.  Jonathan), 

Charles  Edwin,  103,  176. 

Cora  Emma,  174. 

86,  153,  157- 

Charles  Greenlees,  203. 

Cora  May,  137. 

Edward',  157. 

i^l  1  TT  0^ 

Charles  H.,  00. 

Courtland  Carr,  116,  187. 

Edward  A.,  89,  156,  157. 

Charles  Hiram,  144. 

Cynthia,  ni. 

Edward  Davis,  170. 

Charles  Huxham,  59i  118. 

Cyrus  David,  103. 

Edward  Eaton,  200. 

Charles  Jarrett,  177- 

Daniel,  21,  43. 

Edward  Eyre,  100,  172. 

Charles  L.,  no. 

Uaniei    (s.  Charles),  ^o. 

Edward  Franklin,  173. 

Cnarles  ivi.,  107. 

jJaniel     (s.  Jonathan), 

Edward  Milton,  102,  I75- 

Charles  Marion,  102,  173. 

76,  142. 

Edward  Payson,  149. 

Charles  Mason,  189. 

Daniel**,  105. 

Edward  Roy,  174- 

Cnarles    K.     (s.  Uavid 

Daniel  Fries,  107. 

Edward  Z.,  127. 

Anthony),  105. 

Daniel  Hiram,  77,  144. 

Edwin  Augustus,  72. 

Charles    K.     (s.  John 

David',  14,  30. 

Edwin  H.,  41,  70. 

Watson),  127. 

David^  47. 

Edwin  Holme,  119,  189. 

Charles  Reeves,  53,  103. 

David  Abraham,  108. 

Edwin  Leslie,  112. 

Charles  Rush,  114. 

David  Anthony,  54,  104. 

Edwin  Meredith,  I33- 

Cnarles    bherman,  102, 

David  Harry,  109. 

Eleanor  Andrews,  150. 

203. 

David  John  (Reverend), 

Eleanor  Lippincott,  185- 

Charles  Shoemaker,  117, 

73,  137- 

Eleanor  Morrison,  62,  88, 

187. 

David  Jones,  70. 

122. 

Charles  1 .,  102. 

David  Lewis,  77,  144. 

Elias*  (s.  Herman),  10, 

Charles  Tyson",  61,  120. 

David  Martin,  196. 

n,  23,  24. 

Charles  Tyson',  120,  191. 

David  Oliver,  92. 

Elias*  (s.  Elias),  24,  46- 

Charles  Tyson',  197. 

Uavid  3.,  24. 

Elias*  (s.  Silas),  21,  41- 

Charles  Weaver,  180. 

David  Shields,  49,  93- 

Jiiias ,  4o>  o7- 

Charles  William,  no. 

David  Vaughan,  138. 

Elias',  in. 

Charles  Wren,  119,  189. 

David  Wilmerton,  105. 

Elias  Conway,  163,  203. 

Charlotte,  78,  147- 

Dawson  Martin,  144. 

Eliza",  73- 

Charlotte  Nancy,  92. 

Deborah  ,  21,  42. 

iiliza    (.Q.  JJr.  xLlwooaJ, 

Christopher  K.,  89,  153, 

JJeboran ,  41. 

132. 

157- 

Deborah',  no. 

iiiiza   \Q.  nciwaru^,  i53* 

Clara ,  71. 

Deborah  Ann  (d.  John), 

Hiiza  Ann    (a.  josiatij, 

Clara  (d.  Thomas),  170. 

no,  180. 

64. 

Clara  (d.  William  Watts 

Deborah  Ann  (d.  Jona- 

H-iiza Ann  (a.  r!.iias;,o7, 

Davis^  i^K 

than),  112. 

154. 

Clara  Jane,  121. 

Dillwyn  Claude,  123. 

Eliza  Bowen,  48,  86,  89. 

Clara  Maud,  195. 

Docia  Marie,  112. 

Eliza  Jane,  62. 

Clara  Taylor,  138,  198. 

Donald  Purdy',  151,  202. 

Eliza  Mary,  132. 

Clarence,  180. 

Donald  Purdy',  203. 

Eliza  Virginia,  105. 

Claribel,  197. 

Donna  Lucile,  203. 

Eliza  Wilmerton,  31,  176. 

Clarissa"    (d.  Harman), 

Earl  Pierce,  184. 

Elizabeth',  11,  21,  22. 

41,  70. 

Edith  Lowers,  144. 

Elizabeth*  (d.  Anthony), 

Clark,  204. 

Edmund  Lukin,  160. 

14. 

254 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Elizabeth*  (d.  Elias), 

Yerkes,  Elizabeth'   (d.  Jar- 

Yerkes,  Elwood  Glenn,  108. 

24. 

rett  Passmore),  159. 

Emily,  170. 

Elizabeth*  (d.  Harman), 

Elizabeth'     (d.  Joseph 

Emily  Agnes,  103. 

19,  36. 

Weaver),  108,  178. 

Emily  D.,  98. 

Elizabeth*  (d.  John),  15. 

Elizabeth'    (d.    El  wood 

Emily  Roberts,  185. 

Elizabeth*  (d.  Silas),  42. 

Glenn),  108. 

Emma'  (d.  Edward),  153. 

Elizabeth',  32. 

Elizabeth'   (d.  George), 

Emma'  (d.  Isaac  Breni- 

Elizabeth'    (d.  Arthur), 

105. 

zen),  147. 

48,  90. 

Elizabeth"    (d.  Jonathan 

Emma'    (d.  Theodore), 

Elizabeth"     (d.  Benja- 

M.), 183. 

75- 

min),  44. 

Elizab:th'    (d.  William 

Emma"  (d.  Barclay),  182. 

Elizabeth'  (d.  Elias),  47. 

Heaton),  201. 

Emma"  (d.  Charles  Ty- 

Elizabeth' (d.  Harman), 

Elizabeth  Ann,  64,  125. 

son),  195. 

41,  69. 

Elizabeth  Anna,  116. 

Emma"  (d.  George),  105. 

Elizabeth'  (d.  John),  31, 

Elizabeth  Conrad,  158. 

Emma  Deal,  159. 

55- 

Elizabeth  Fielding,  185. 

Emma  Francena,  62,  123. 

Elizabeth'    (d.  Joseph), 

Elizabeth    Fowler,  107, 

Emma  J.,  162. 

45- 

177- 

Emma  Luetta,  88,  156. 

Elizabeth'    (d.  Josiah), 

Elizabeth  H.,  iii. 

Enoch  Marple,  179. 

34,  63. 

Elizabeth  Helen,  160. 

Ephraim,  52. 

Elizabeth'  (d. Nathaniel), 

Elizabeth  Jamison,  134. 

Esmond  Harper,  116. 

36. 

Elizabeth  Jane,  88. 

Esther*,  21,  86. 

Elizabeth'  (d.  William), 

Elizabeth  Jarrett,  92. 

Esther',  32. 

41. 

Elizabeth  Laura,  195. 

Esther",  176. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Anthony), 

Elizabeth  Mann  (d.  John 

Esther  Caroline,  103. 

54- 

Keith),  116. 

Esther  Carr,  116. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Jacob),  52, 

Elizabeth  Mann  (d.  Silas 

Esther  Lykens,  77. 

100. 

Darrah),  117. 

Esther  Sowle,  186. 

Elizabeth'     (d.  Jacob), 

Elizabeth  Mann  (d.  Wil- 

Ethel" (d.  Edward  Mil- 

100. 

liam  Tennant),  118. 

ton),  175. 

Elizabeth'  (d.  Jacob  Bu- 

Elizabeth  McKnight,  130. 

Ethel"  (d.  William  Hea- 

zart), 78. 

Elizabeth  S.',  iii. 

ton),  201. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  John),  83, 

Elizabeth  S.",  154. 

Ethel  M.,  154. 

152. 

Elizabeth  Stump,  114. 

Etta  Viola,  123. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  John),  57. 

Ella',  149. 

Eugene,  117,  188. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  John  Wat- 

Ella", 176. 

Eugene  John,  188. 

son),  65. 

Ella  Amelia,  115,  186. 

Eva,  105. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Jonathan), 

Ella  Jane,  170. 

Eva  Grace,  175. 

58. 

Ella  M.,  173,  181. 

Eva  Margaret,  160. 

Elizabeth"    (d.  Joseph), 

Ella  May',  103. 

Evan  Marple,  109,  179. 

86. 

Ella  May",  182. 

Evelyn  Alice,  196. 

Elizabeth"     (d.  Joseph 

Ella  R.',  143. 

Fannie',  146. 

Ball),  73- 

Ella  R.",  201. 

Fannie",  176. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Silas),  61. 

Ella  Townsend,  144. 

Fannie  Elizabeth,  184. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Reverend 

Ellen  Elizabeth,  125. 

Fannie  M.,  83. 

Stephen),  68. 

Ellen  Fries,  107. 

Fanny  Butterfield,  202. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  Titus),  91, 

Ellen  Melvina,  102. 

Florence,  197. 

160. 

Elmira  Wemmer,  118. 

Florence  Eleanor,  124. 

Elizabeth"  (d.  William), 

Elwood  (Dr.),  69,  132. 

Florence  L.,  195. 

89. 

Elwood',  106,  155. 

Florence  May,  179. 

Elizabeth'    (d.  George 

Elwood  Craven  (Rever- 

Flossie M.,  183. 

Stiles),  105. 

end),  77,  145. 

Frances,  130. 

255 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Frances  E.,  151. 

Yerkes,  Gv/enn,  76. 

Yerkes,    Harman  Anderson, 

Frances  Jones,  114. 

Hallie  Gulmare,  163. 

155- 

Frances  Mildred,  146. 

Hannah',  12. 

Harman  Morehouse,  85, 

Francis  Lee,  174. 

Hannah',  21. 

153- 

Frank',  89,  153. 

Hannah''  (d.  Benjamin), 

Harold  C.,  201. 

Frank^  176. 

44- 

Harold  Carlos,  160. 

Frank  Edgar  (Dr.),  137, 

Hannah''   (d.  Elias),  41, 

Harold  Leigh,  157. 

198. 

74- 

Harriet"  (d.  Joseph  Ball), 

Frank  L.,  105. 

Hannah^  (d.  Joseph),  30, 

73- 

Franklin,  ill,  181. 

45.  84. 

Harriet"  (d.  Titus),  91. 

Frederick    Albert,  102, 

Hannah'  (d.  Abraham), 

Harriet"    (d.  William), 

174. 

54,  105- 

89. 

Frederick  Gerker,  157. 

Hannah"   (d.  John),  57, 

Harriet',  154. 

Freida  Eva,  183. 

113- 

Harriet  A.,  100. 

George^  24,  47. 

Hannah"  (d.  Robert),  52. 

Harriet  Ann,  155. 

George^  47. 

Hannah  Addis,  62,  123. 

Harriet  Clarissa,  92. 

George"  (s.  Silas),  61. 

Hannah  E.,  94. 

Harriet  Ellen,  87. 

George"  (s.  William),  57, 

Hannah  Jarrett,  178. 

Harriet  Loreno,  152. 

83- 

Hannah  John,  138,  199. 

Harrison",  43,  77. 

George',  105. 

Hannah  Littler,  54,  104. 

Harrison'  (s.  Silas),  75, 

George',  105,  203. 

Hannah  S.,  49. 

141. 

George  Abner,  102,  174. 

Hannah  Shay,  87,  155. 

Harrison'  (s.  William), 

George  Bassett,  151,  202. 

Hannah  Shoemaker,  107. 

83. 

George  Burgess,  199. 

Hannah  Stokes,  98. 

Harry  C,  iii. 

George  C.,  77. 

Hannah  Tyson,  61. 

Harry  Clifford',  163,  204. 

George  Francis,  172. 

Harman',  10,  11,  17,  18, 

Harry  Clifford',  203. 

George  Gamble,  195. 

19- 

Harry  Mendenhall,  113, 

George  Hallowell,  156. 

Harman*  (s.  Harman),  19. 

184. 

George  Haslett,  137. 

Harman'  (s.  John),  15, 

Harry  Vasey,  144. 

George  Henry,  174. 

31,  32. 

Harry  Wardle,  183. 

George  Hogeland,  124. 

Harman"    (s.  Harman), 

Harvey,  165. 

George    Hutchinson  P. 

40,  41,  70. 

Hattie,  182. 

(Dr.),  69,  109. 

Harman"  (s.  John),  31, 

Hattie  Pearl,  197. 

George  L.,  86,  154. 

55- 

Helen'  (d.  Albert  Ever- 

George Moore,  144. 

Harman"    (s.  William), 

est),  190. 

George  R.,  142. 

41. 

Helen'     (d.  Augustus 

George  S.,  115,  185. 

Harman"  (s.  Abraham), 

Gates),  196. 

George  Scott,  32,  59,  118. 

54,  106. 

Helen  Burr,  93,  164. 

George    Stiles,   54,  105, 

Harman"  (Dr.)    (s.  An- 

Helen Hay,  180. 

172. 

drew  Long),  69,  131. 

Helen  J.,  85. 

George  Swope,  98,  171. 

Harman'    (s.  Harman), 

Helen  K.,  127. 

George  Von  Neida,  179. 

71- 

Helen  Keith,  116. 

George  Washington,  94, 

Harman'  (s.  John),  60. 

Helen  Morrison,  124. 

122. 

Harman"  (s.  Silas),  58. 

Helen  T.,  201. 

Gertrude',  149,  202. 

Harman"  (Honorable), 

Henry  Adolphus,  173. 

Gertrude',  201. 

72,  134- 

Henry  C,  1 12,  183. 

Gifford  M.,  183. 

Harman'    (s.    Dr.  El- 

Henry  Clay'  (s.  Benja- 

Gladys Ellen,  173. 

wood),  133. 

min  Franklin),  146. 

Grace,  176. 

Harm,an'      (s.  Joseph 

Henry  Clay'   (s.  Joseph 

Grace  Evelyn,  151. 

Ball),  126. 

Dennis,  149. 

Grace  Morris,  108. 

Harman',  133. 

Henry  Estell,  121. 

Grace  Stelle,  138. 

Harman  Alfred,  198. 

Henry  McElderly,  68, 129. 

256 

INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Herman,  Senr,  5,  6, 
7,  g,  10,  II. 

Hettie'  (d.  John),  no. 

Hettie'  (d.  Joseph  Wea- 
ver), 108,  178. 

Hettie  EHza,  150. 

Hilda,  201. 

Hiram",  43,  77. 

Hiram°,  56. 

Hiram'  (s.  Jacob  Stre- 
per).  III,  181. 

Hiram'  (s.  Joseph  Wea- 
ver), 109,  179. 

Hiram  Noble,  182. 

Hobart,  183. 

Honora  Hannah,  92,  163. 
Horace  B.,  63,  189. 
Horace  Bellows,  118. 
Horace  Bertram,  123. 
Horace  Leon,  196. 
Horace  Maxwell,  184. 
Horace  Reuben,  203. 
Horace  Taylor,  200. 
Horatio  Gates',  48,  88. 
Horatio  Gates'  (s.  Amos 

Addis),  155. 
Horatio  Gates'  (s.  Joseph 

Morrison),  156. 
Howard  K.,  154. 
Howard  Leland,  189. 
Howard  Scott,  118. 
Hulbert  Agnew,  146. 
Humphrey,  58. 
Huston,  62,  121. 
Ida  Catharine,  138. 
I.  Newton  Evans,  75. 
Inez  Lucy,  197. 
Irene  C,  159. 
Irma  H.,  157. 
Isaac*,  24. 

Isaac"  (s.  Arthur),  48. 
Isaac'  (s.  Benjamin),  34, 
62. 

Isaac"  (s.  Abraham),  54, 
106. 

Isaac"  (Arthur  Watts), 
90. 

Isaac',  106. 
Isaac  Addis,  62. 
Isaac  Brenizen,  78,  147. 
Isaac  Jones,  57. 
Isaac  Leech,  61. 
33 


Yerkes,  Isaac  Mann,  59,  116. 
Israel  Hallowell,  86,  154. 
Jackson  Harold,  124. 
Jacob*,  14,  27,  28. 
Jacob",  28,  52. 
Jacob"  (s.  Joseph),  52. 
Jacob"  (s.  Jonathan),  53, 

lOI. 

Jacob",  182. 
Jacob  Benner,  60. 
Jacob  Buzart,  44,  78. 
Jacob  Edwin,  112. 
Jacob  Krewson,  124. 
Jacob  Paul,  49,  91. 
Jacob  Shelmire,  117. 
Jacob  Streper,  57,  ill. 
Jacob  T.,  74. 
James*,  23. 
James",  105. 
James  Alfred,  200. 
James  Cresson,  109,  179. 
James  Dilworth,  191. 
James  Hill,  78,  147. 
James  Huston,  121. 
James  Lovell,  182. 
James  Walter,  181. 
James  Willett,  140,  200. 
Jane  (Mrs.),  14. 
Jane'  (d.  Anthony),  28. 
Jane'  (d.  Daniel),  43,  76. 
Jane"  (d.  David),  31. 
Jane"  (d.  Jacob),  28,  51. 
Jane"  (d.  Jacob),  52,  99. 
Jane"  (d.  Joseph),  52. 
Jane  Carr,  187. 
Jane  Elizabeth,  78,  148. 
Jane  Lippincott,  178. 
Jane  S.,  89,  157. 
Jarrett,  159. 

Jarrett  Passmore,  91,  159. 
Jennie,  117,  187. 
Jennie',  153. 
Jennie  Haines,  185. 
Jere  Trimmer,  146. 
Jesse,  64. 
Jesse,  Junr,  125. 
Jessie  May,  83. 
Job  Roberts,  57,  112. 
John,  83. 
John^  II,  14,  15. 
John*  (s.  John),  15,  31, 
55- 

257 


Yerkes,  John*  (s.  Silas),  21. 
John'  (s.  John),  31,  57. 
John"   (s.  Harman),  32, 
59- 

John"  (s.  Joseph),  45,  83. 
John"  (s.  Abraham),  54, 
107. 

John"  (s.  Andrew  Long), 
69. 

John"  (s.  John),  57. 
John"    (s.    Robert),  52, 
97- 

John"  (s.  William),  57, 
no. 

John'  (s.  Jacob  Streper), 
III. 

John'  (s.  Jonathan  Phil- 
ips), 114. 
John  Arthur,  158. 
John  B.,  159. 
John  D.,  71. 

John  Dull  (Major),  no, 
180. 

John  Gaylord,  151. 
John  Graham,  179. 
John  Harmon,  83. 
John  Keith,  58,  115. 
John  Knight,  90. 
John  M.,  112. 
John  McKnight,  64,  124. 
John    McKnight,  Jun"*, 
125. 

John  Seymour,  174, 

John  Taylor,  163. 

John  Vaughan,  139. 

John  W.,  127. 

John  Watson",  40,  65. 

John  Watson"  (s.  John 
Watson),  65,  127. 

John  Watson"  (s.  Rever- 
end Stephen),  68,  130. 

John  Watson',  126. 

John  Woodford,  130. 

John  Worrell,  113,  183. 

Jonathan*  (s.  Anthony), 
28,  S3- 

Jonathan*  (s.  Titus),  25, 
48. 

Jonathan"  (s.  Daniel),  43, 
76. 

Jonathan"  (s.  George), 
21,  47,  86,  89. 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Ycrkcs,  JonatliEn''  ( s.  John) , 

Yerkes,  Joseph  Earl,  124, 

Yerkf  s   T^pwi           t  i  a 

Joseph  Ha r man,  126. 

T  pwi<;  Albfrt  tRc 

X- WIS    1,  \.IU\^1  K,f  X 

JonEtIia,n^  ( s.  Jonatlian) , 

Joseph  Hawker,  188. 

T^f*wi  9  A/Tor ri<;    t  t  1  iRa 

zlQ 

Joseph  Jones,  63,  124. 

T^pwi*?   Pattprsnn  tSc 

J— 'W-  vv  10      X  d  L  LV'l  01^1 1,  XU^* 

Jonathan^     ( s.  Joseph 

Joseph  Lloyd,  156. 

Lilian  tto 

x-'iiiciii,  xxy. 

Wain)   01  1^0 

V  V  0,111  /  ,  yj.,  j-oy. 

Joseph  Morrison,  88,  156. 

Lillian  Christian  tto 

X— <ll  1  Id  11     \_/lll  IDLldli,      XX  y* 

Jonathan*  ( s.  WiHiam) , 

Joseph  Nor r is,  122. 

T^illian  A/Tav  "^ot 

x^iiiidii   xyxcLjf  J         X , 

■^7  III 

Joseph  Patterson,  120. 

Lillie,  179. 

Jonathan"   (s.  W^illiam) , 

Joseph  Paul,  95,  165, 

Lin  ford,  141. 

8o  1^6  I  ^7. 

Joseph  Robert,  172. 

Lizzie  A.,  127. 

Jonathan^  I54» 

Joseph  San  ford,  59. 

Lizzie  Riener,  107. 

Jonathan'',  183. 

Joseph  Wain,  49,  90, 

Llewelen,  1 54. 

Jonathan  Albert,  104. 

Joseph  ^Vatkins,  53,  103. 

Logan,  181, 

Jonathan    Howard,  142, 

Joseph  W^eaver,  56,  108. 

Lola,  189. 

200. 

Joseph  William,  159. 

Lola  Bell  176 

X-* W  1  d     XJVrll,      X  J  \Jt 

Jonathan  Al.,  112,  183. 

To'^pnhpnf  7*5 

J  VOV-^  11V,11  V,        /  yj' 

T  ola  frraf^p  182 

Jonathan  Paul,  92. 

Tospnhint*" 

J                 ,  yo» 

Lottie,  147. 

Jonathan  Philips,  57,  114. 

Josephine^,  195. 

Louis,  71. 

Jonathan  W^atkins,  53. 

Josephine  N.,  I73' 

Louisa  Amy,  134. 

Tones^  "Xd  6'?  7^. 

Joshua*,  16, 

Louisa  Ellen  112. 

Jones"  54,  107. 

Toshua^  -34 

J  l_/Oil  UO.  ,  ^^tf. 

Louisa  Krewson,  97,  169. 

Jones^,  108,  177. 

Tosh  11  a  Ta vlor   fii  T2A 

Lucile,  189. 

Jones  Irwin,  183. 

Josiah^,  10. 

Lucy  Margaretta,  200. 

Jordan  Harman,  200. 

Tnma  h*    T/S  'iA 

Lula,  196. 

Joseph*  ( s.  Anthony),  14, 

T^'^iah^  i(S  ftA 

Lydia,  47,  86. 

on  "Jn 

J  \Jj lall  ,     1^^,    1  ^\Jm 

Lvdia  Ann   n8  T7n 

Vlld      ^  1.1111,      yv,       X  /  \Jm 

Joseph*  (s.  Stephen),  23, 

Tiid<;on  B    T  c(S 

Lydia  Eyre,  184. 

AA   A^  70 

Hjy  /y* 

Tiid son  T     T  C7 

Lydia  J.,  1 10. 

Joseph*^  (s.  Anthony),  28, 

Tulia  141 

Lydia  LucilHa,  94. 

Tulia  Ann^  81  Tt^l 

^  uiia   ,i  1.1111  ,         f  0 

Lydia  W.,  74,  141. 

Tosenh'*   ( s    Tospnh )  AK 

Tulia  Ann"  88 

1  1.1  lid    iV.1111  , 

Lyman  A.,  83,  152, 

84 

Tiilia^  Ciilniirnia   02  ifil 

J  UllU     V-iUll^Ul  lllcL,  'v^* 

Lyman  Francis,  102, 

To^pnh^         Spmiipl)  Aft 

Tiicfiic  T?  T-p^ 

J  LI  0  L  U 0    JLV . ,    1  ^/  t 

M.  Ellen   1 10. 

Kate  Smith,  146. 

Mabel,  187. 

To'^enh^  r 9   Anthotiv)  ^A 

Mabel  Janvier,  186. 

Joseph"  ( s.  Robert ) ,  52, 98. 

T7n 

Mabel  Kniblor,  187. 

To^prih^  lofi 

T  a  lira    T  "T*? 

Mabel  Wardrop,  i6s. 

Joseph^,  1 12. 

Laura  Augusta,  88. 

Mae  Ruth,  126. 

Joseph  Albert,  153. 

T  aura  (^ora  T'?'? 

Margaret  (Mrs.),  6. 

Joseph  Alfred,  104. 

T  aiira  Tanf    to'?  t7C 

Margaret^  (d.  Benjamin), 

Joseph  B."   ( s.  Andrew 

OH* 

Lone^)   7  A 

Lawrence  Adapis,  204. 

Margaret"  (d.  Harman), 

J  ^OV.  L/11      U  p         V"*  J.XClllllClll_/, 

T  pander  AA/^  fic 

•^2  Al 

71. 

Leland,  196. 

Margaret"  (d.  Jonathan), 

Joseph  Ball',  65. 

Leon  Vine,  153. 

49- 

Joseph    Ball"*    (s,  Wil- 

Leona, 197. 

Margaret' (d.  Benjamin), 

liam),  41,  72. 

Leonard,  57. 

62. 

Joseph  Bair,  65,  126. 

Leonard  A.,  173. 

Margaret'  (d.  Harman), 

Joseph  Ball',  127. 

Lester  M.,  127. 

71. 

Joseph  Bair,  138,  198. 

Letitia  Esther,  74,  140. 

Margaret'  (d.  Jonathan), 

Joseph  Deal,  159. 

Levi  C,  108. 

53,  58. 

Joseph  Dennis,  82,  149. 

Levi  Coats,  107. 

Margaret' (d.  Josiah),  65. 

258 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,    Margaret'    (d.  Si- 
las), 58. 
Margaret"  (d.  Titus),  91, 
161. 

Margaret'  (d.  William), 
57- 

Margaret^  113. 
Margaret'  (d.  Abel  Kel- 

sey),  191. 
Margaret'  (d.  Harman), 

32. 

Margaret  A.,  89,  158. 

Margaret  Allida,  203. 

Margaret  Ann,  92. 

Margaret  L.,  113. 

Margaret  Long,  69,  133. 

Margaret  Neill,  185. 

Margaret  Pierce,  113. 

Margaret  Wynkoop,  63. 

Margery,  17,  34,  35. 

Maria'  (d.  Edward),  89. 
153,  157- 

Maria'  (d.  Joseph  Den- 
nis), 149,  201. 

Maria  Elizabeth,  147. 

Marian,  144. 

Marian  A.,  176. 

Marie  Louise,  173. 

Mariemma,  116. 

Marilla  A.,  94. 

Marion,  94. 

Marion  Dotterer,  133. 

Martha",  43. 

Martha',  56. 

Martha',  ill. 

Martha",  in. 

Martha  Emily,  57,  114. 

Martin  Van  Buren,  77, 
143- 

Mary  (Mrs.),  16,  222. 
Mary*  (d.  Elias),  24. 
Mary*  (d.  Josiah),  17. 
Mary"  (d.  Harman),  41. 
Mary'  (d.  Joseph),  45. 
Mary'  (d.  Nathaniel),  36. 
Mary'  (d.  Samuel),  46, 
85. 

Mary'  (d.  Stephen),  40, 
65. 

Mary'  (d.  William),  41, 
73- 

Mary'  (d.  Abraham),  54. 


Yerkes,  Mary'  (d.  Jacob),  52. 
Mary'  (d.  John),  57,  60. 
Mary'  (d.  John  Watson), 
65. 

Mary'  (d.  Jonathan),  53, 
102. 

Mary'  (d.  Joseph),  86. 
Mary'  (d.  Joseph  Ball), 
73- 

Mary'  (d.  Harman),  71. 

Mary'  (d.  Richard  Eck- 
royd),  95. 

Mary'  (d.  Silas),  75. 

Mary'  (d.  William),  68, 
83,  89,  149. 

Mary'  (d.  Israel  Hallo- 
well),  154. 

Mary'  (d.  Job  Roberts), 
113- 

Mary'  (d.  William  Watts 

Davis),  155. 
Mary'  (d.  Alfred),  173. 
Mary'    (d.   Major  John 

Dull),  181. 
Mary'    (d.  Theodore), 

185. 

Mary  Agnes,  203. 

Mary  Alice',  68,  129. 

Mary  Alice'  (d.  Reverend 
David  John),  138,  199. 

Mary  Alice'  (d.  William 
Hart),  158. 

Mary  Alice',  124. 

Mary  Ann',  49,  92. 

Mary  Ann',  52,  98. 

Mary  Ann',  107. 

Mary  Atkinson,  187. 

Mary  Eliza,  63,  103,  175. 

Mary  Elizabeth',  93,  164. 

Mary  Elizabeth'  (d.  Adol- 
phus),  100. 

Mary  Elizabeth'  (d.  An- 
thony), lOI. 

Mary  Elizabeth'  (d.  Ed- 
ward), 140. 

Mary  Elizabeth'  (d.  Mor- 
ris), 113,  185. 

Mary  Elizabeth'  (d.  Sam- 
uel Mann),  115. 

Mary  Emma,  119. 

Mary  Etta  Lesher,  77, 
145- 


Yerkes,  Mary  Frances,  105. 
Mary  Francisca,  188. 
Mary  H.,  173. 
Mary  Hannah,  138. 
Mary  Harper,  28,  53. 
Mary  Harry,  108. 
Mary  Helen,  148. 
Mary  Jane',  44. 
Mary  Jane',  62,  121. 
Mary  Jane',  98,  107. 
Mary  Janette,  149. 
Mary  Jarrett,  74,  139. 
Mary  Kirk,  117. 
Mary  L.,  85. 
Mary  Leech,  61. 
Mary  Louisa'  (d.  Horatio 

Gates),  88. 
Mary  Louisa'   (d.  Silas 

Ayres),  78. 
Mary  Louisa',  121. 
Mary  Louisa',  183. 
Mary  Moore,  118. 
Mary  Paul,  50,  95. 
Mary   Rachel  Elizabeth 

Ann,  98. 
Mary  Russell,  124. 
Mary  Viola,  172. 
Mary  Weaver,  56,  109. 
Matilda,  58. 
Matilda  Baker,  107. 
Maud,  154. 
Maud  Esling,  179. 
Maud  Wilhelmina,  184. 
Maurice,  57,  113. 
Maximilla  R.,  159. 
May,  153. 
Miles  Carrell,  187. 
Miriam',  56. 
Miriam',  159. 
Miriam  Bell,  118. 
Moncellis  Reed,  121. 
Morris,  201. 
Moses',  34. 
Moses',  62,  122. 
Myrtle  Louisa,  183. 
Nancy',  36. 
Nancy',  188. 
Nathan  Harper,  52. 
Nathan  Livingston,  49. 
Nathaniel,  17,  35,  36. 
Nathaniel  Irwin,  142. 
Nathaniel  Weaver,  56, 109. 


259 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Neena,  189. 

Yerkes,  Richard"  (s.  Richard 

Yerkes,  Samuel  S.,  iii. 

Nellie  Aletha,  203. 

Eckroyd),  95,  165. 

Samuel  Shannon,  iii. 

Nelson,  Hallowell,  156. 

Richard'  (s.  Silas),  61. 

Samuel  Streper,  57,  112. 

Newton  Townsend,  144. 

Richard  Eckroyd,  50,  94. 

Samuel  Walker,  156. 

Nina  Reed,  139. 

Richard  W.,  181. 

Samuel  Walton,  123. 

Nora,  176. 

Richard  Wilmerton,  172. 

Sallie  v.,  133. 

Norman  B.,  184. 

Robert",  28,  51. 

Sarah',  11,  15,  16. 

Norman  Keith,  1 16. 

Robert'  (s.  William),  80, 

Sarah*  (d.  Anthony),  14. 

Norris  J.,  127. 

83,  150. 

Sarah*  (d.  Elias),  24. 

Obadiah,  14. 

Robert',  98. 

Sarah*  (d.  Harmon),  19. 

Oliver,  94. 

Robert  Ansley",  50,  94. 

Sarah*  (d.  John),  15,  33. 

Osmond  Dove,  153. 

Robert  Ansley'  (s.  Rob- 

Sarah* (d.  Josiah),  16. 

Owen,  181. 

ert  Ansley),  94. 

Sarah"  (d.  Anthony),  28. 

Paul  Kelsey,  191. 

Robert  Ansley'  (s.  Rich- 

Sarah"(d.  Benjamin),  34, 

Paul  Whitaker,  126. 

ard  Eckroyd),  95. 

63. 

Pauline,  146. 

Robert  Claire,  151. 

Sarah"  (d.  Daniel),  43. 

Pauline  R.,  127. 

Robert  Dale,  189. 

Sarah"  (d.  John),  31. 

Pearl,  182. 

Robert  George,  202. 

Sarah"   (d.  Joseph),  45, 

Penrose  Warner,  107. 

Robert  H.,  58. 

84. 

Phebe,  61. 

Robert  Kenderdine,  195. 

Sarah"    (d.  Nathaniel), 

Phebe  Ann,  77. 

Robert  Lewis,  77,  143. 

36. 

Phebe  Emeline,  103. 

Robert  Mearns,  187. 

Sarah'  (d.  Joseph),  52. 

Philip,  36. 

Robert  Norville,  200. 

Sarah'  (d.  Robert),  52. 

Rachel*  (d.  John),  15. 

Roland,  183. 

Sarah'    (d.   Titus),  91, 

Rachel*  (d.  Stephen),  23, 

Rolen,  112. 

161. 

45. 

Rosanna  Keith,  59,  1 17. 

Sarah',  130. 

Rachel',  60. 

Rowland,  157. 

Sarah  Ann,  53,  63,  75, 

Rachel  E.,  195. 

Roxanna,  91. 

lOI. 

Rachel  May,  188. 

Royden  Keith,  186. 

Sarah  Ashton,  98. 

Ralph  Vincent,  190. 

Ruby  Deborah,  182. 

Sarah  Catharine,  no. 

Ralph  Walter,  186. 

Ruby  Withrow,  118. 

Sarah   E.'    (d.  Andrew 

Ray  Anthony,  174. 

Ruth,  144. 

Long),  69. 

Raymond  Alfred,  190. 

Ruth  Addis,  88. 

Sarah    E.'     (d.  David 

Rebecca*  (d.  Elias),  24. 

S.  Elizabeth,  100. 

Shields),  94. 

Rebecca*  (d.  Josiah),  16. 

Samuel',  12. 

Sarah  Ellen,  98. 

Rebecca*    (d.  Stephen), 

Samuel*,  23,  46. 

Sarah  Elizabeth,  138. 

23. 

Samuel",  44. 

Sarah  Emma',  88. 

Rebecca",  48. 

Samuel',  86. 

Sarah  Emma',  122. 

Rebecca'    (d.  Harman), 

Samuel',  179. 

Sarah  Esther',  77,  143. 

71,  126. 

Samuel  Augustus,  196. 

Sarah  Esther',  144. 

Rebecca"  (d.  Robert),  52, 

Samuel  Broom,  120. 

Sarah  Glenn,  108. 

99. 

Samuel  Jackson,  196. 

Sarah  Jane,  123. 

Rebecca  (Mrs.),  48. 

Samuel  Jarrett,  178. 

Sarah  L.,  86. 

Rebecca  K.,  89. 

Samuel  J.  Creswell,  77, 

Sarah  Leech,  61,  119. 

Rebecca  Laura,  155. 

145- 

Sarah  Leonora,  105. 

Rebecca    Valentine,  65, 

Samuel  Jones,  62,  63. 

Sarah  Lovenia,  121,  195. 

126. 

Samuel  Linford,  116,  186. 

Sarah  Matthews,  158. 

Rebecca  Watson,  46. 

Samuel  Mann  (s.  John), 

Sarah  Michener,  88. 

Reuben,  56. 

60. 

Sarah  Shelmire,  117. 

Reuben  Archibald,  203. 

Samuel  Mann  (s.  Silas), 

Sarah  Taylor,  181. 

Reuben  Skinner,  92,  162. 

58,  115- 

Sarah  Thompson,  138. 

Rhoda  Ermine,  126. 

Samuel  Mather,  115,  186. 

Schuyler  Barclay,  65,  126. 

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INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,  Sebastian  Jarrett,  49, 

Yerkes,    Stephen    Decatur , 

Yerkes,  Warren  Judson,  160. 

93- 

127. 

Warren  Noble,  160. 

belena,  170. 

Stephen  Douglas,  126. 

Warren  R.,  171. 

Seymour,  58. 

Stephen  Lovell,  131. 

Wellington,  113. 

Sherman,  182. 

ousan  liunice,  130. 

Willett  Cameron,  200. 

Silas^  10,  II,  19,  20,  21. 

C*  TT  

Susan  Hagar,  140,  200. 

William  ,  19,  41. 

Silas    (s.  John),  15,  32, 

c            Tjr  '11    -  .0 

Susan  Hill,  148. 

William  (s.  Arthur),  48, 

33- 

Susan  Weaver,  56,  109. 

on  On 

00,  09. 

bilas    (s.  oilas;,  21. 

Susanna*,  24. 

William'  (s.  Benjamin), 

Silas  (s.  Daniel),  43,  75. 

Susanna     (d.  George), 

44- 

Silas    (s.  Harman),  32, 

47,  86. 

William'    (s.  Harmon), 

58. 

Susanna'    (d.  Harman), 

i  T  no 
41,  60. 

Silas    (s.  Silas),  33,  00, 

32,  59- 

William    (s.  John),  31, 

222. 

Susanna  Scott,  58. 

56. 

bilas  (s.  buas),  oi. 

Susie,  182. 

William   (s.  Joseph),  45, 

bilas  (s.  bilas;  g.s.  Dan- 

Sylvanus Smith,  93. 

79- 

iel),  75,  142. 

ihelma,  201. 

William    (s.  iSlatnaniel), 

Silas  Allen,  83,  loi,  150. 

Theodore   (s.  Silas),  75. 

36. 

Silas  Ayres,  44,  78. 

Theodore    (s.  William), 

William  (s.  John),  83.  - 

Silas  B.,  154. 

83- 

William     (s.  William), 

Silas  Darrah,  59,  117. 

Iheodore,  115,  185. 

57,  no. 

Silas  Grant,  147. 

1  homas ,  21. 

William    (s.  Cnristopner 

Silas  Horner,  117,  188. 

ihonias    (s.  Benjamin), 

K.),  157- 

Silas  James,  188. 

34,  44,  61. 

William'      (s.  George 

Silas  Marshall,  lio,  187. 

Thomas',  97,  169. 

Stiles),  105. 

bilas  K.,  154. 

1  homas  Alired,  137. 

William  (,s.  James  rliU), 

Silas  Sanford,  116. 

1  homas  Jones,  62,  123. 

148. 

Dilas  bhoemaker,  107. 

Thomas    Montanye,  72, 

William'   (s.  Jonathan), 

Simeon  Fenton,  77. 

134- 

112. 

Simeon  Malcolm,  144. 

Titus',  ID,  II,  24,  25. 

William     (s.  Kicnara), 

Solomon  Gardner,  152. 

Titus*,  25,  49. 

165. 

Sophie  Cross,  130. 

Titus",  49,  91. 

William   (s.  Charles  r,a- 

bpencer  Grant,  182. 

Titus',  94. 

\     ,  ^n 

Win),  176. 

Stanley  Lewis,  143. 

Titus  B.,  159. 

William      (s.  George), 

Stephen',  10,  11,  22. 

Tom  Corwin,  112. 

105. 

Stephen*    (s.  Harman), 

Virgie  Allen,  183. 

William  A.,  173. 

19.  33,  38,  39- 

Walter,  179. 

William  Augustus,  116, 

Stephen     (s.  btephen), 

Walter  Christian,  63. 

187. 

23- 

Walter  Creswell,  143,  201. 

William    Anthony,  102, 

Stephen''    (s.  Harman), 

Walter  hlias,  203. 

174- 

41,  71- 

Walter  Hiram,  179. 

William  Austin,  no. 

Stephen   (s.  James),  23. 

Urii  TT1 

Walter  Holme,  190. 

William  Burcher,  91. 

Stephen'  (Reverend),  40, 

Walter  Howard,  113,  104. 

William  Byron,  loo. 

66. 

Stephen'  (s.  John  Wat- 

Walter Leroy,  201. 

142. 

son),  65. 

Walter  Lincoln,  146. 

William  Cornell,  201. 

Stephen'    (s.  Stephen), 

Walter  Lowry,  121. 

William  Dilworth,  191. 

72,  134- 

Walter  Watson,  126. 

William  Ellwood,  113. 

Stephen'    (s.  William), 

Walter  Withrow,  118. 

William  Everett,  196. 

83. 

Warren  Albro,  189. 

William  Folwell,  196. 

Stephen',  130. 

Warren    Dimmock,  91, 

William  Fowler,  107. 

Stephen  Decatur',  65,  126. 

159- 

William  Francis,  150. 

261 


INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Yerkes,    William  Franklin, 

Yerkes,     William     J.  (s. 

Yerkes,    Wilmer  Harrison, 

121,  196. 

Charles  Reeves),  103, 

121,  195. 

William  (j. ,  20. 

170. 

Winneld  bcott,  154. 

William  G. ,  151. 

William  J.     (s.  John), 

Winnie  Margaret,  182. 

William  Harman  (Jrlon- 

110. 

Yonker,  Yost,  218. 

orable),  73,  138. 

William  Lehman,  118. 

Yorke,    Thomas  (Captain), 

William  Harman',  139- 

William  Lippincott,  185. 

217. 

William    Harrison,  77, 

William  Lovell  ,  68,  130. 

Yothers,  Emma,  io6. 

140. 

William  Lovell,  130. 

Youdan,  Emily,  93. 

William  Heaton,  143,  201. 

William  Mortimer,  Il8. 

Jane  E.,  93. 

William  Henry,  78. 

William  Furdy,  82. 

Young,  Elizabeth,  54. 

William  Henry'  (s,  Jo- 

William  Sharpless,    1 10, 

IVTa  re^a  ret     aq      ki  101 

seph  Ball),  126. 

180. 

176. 

William  Henry'  (s.  Da- 

William   Tennant',  59, 

Marian  A.,  176. 

vid     Anthony),  105, 

75,  118. 

Uri,  103. 

176. 

William  Tennant',  189. 

W.  C,  67. 

William  Henry  Harrison, 

William  Tompkins,  144. 

77. 

William  Watts  Davis,  87, 

Zah,  Frederica,  162. 

William    Holmes,  151, 

155- 

Zimmer,  Elizabeth,  179. 

153- 

Willis  M.,  154. 

Zollers,  Katharine,  146. 

ERRATA 

Page  6.   The  name  Ellinor  Duck,  wife  of  Henry  Watts,  should  be  Elizabeth  Duck. 
Page  19.   The  name  Reverend  Jonathan  Blackwood  should  be  Reverend  John  Blackwell. 
Page  190.    The  name  Almira  Mary  Wheeler  should  be  Emma  Almira  Durkee. 


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